All This Evil

And Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart."
1 Samuel 12:20

The people of Israel had been a theocracy for many years at this point; God had been …

The Face of Satisfaction

Psalm 17:15
"As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness."

The day will come when we, as believers, are truly satisfied, and it will com eby way of beholding the face of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yet we so …

Grace to the Humble

"God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
James 4:6

It's very hard to put raw emotions into words. I've tried to do it for a while now, as I've tried to tell my girlfriend at the time (now fiance!) how I felt for her. My first song for her, actually, …

All Things

The weight of these verses is absolutely beyond words. The weight of this entire chapter of Scripture (Romans 8) is beyond the comprehension our finite, fallen minds. And, in the midst of such glorious heights--altitudes of truth that we cannot attain in this life--the …

Why We Must Read Scripture (pt. 3)

"Now the law came to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more..."
Romans 5:20

I was gonna go on for a while with this little series, but as my blogging isn't nearly up to speed with my Scripture reading, so I end up wanting to …

Why We Must Read Scripture (pt. 2)

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God."
John 1:1-2

Last time we looked at why Scripture is so vitally important (which was a little too long ago, sorry!) we read in Romans that it teaches us …

Why We Must Read Scripture (pt. 1)

"Through the law comes the knowledge of sin"
Romans 3:20

I'm going to start a little series. Not really sure how long it will go, but there will definitely be a few iterations. It falls under the conviction that Scripture is the most important thing that we have as …

No One is a Jew...Outwardly

"For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly"
Romans 2:28

Ok, so maybe none of us reading this are truly Jews. Perhaps you are. Congratulations if so. But, regardless, if anyone is a Christian, or claims to be one, then this is talking about YOU. Israel was the …

Who Sanctifies Them

"I am the Lord who sanctifies them."
Ezekiel 20:12

It seems a common theme, as we've seen throughout quite a few of the verses I've been reading through and blogging about lately, that God takes credit for and possession of glorious things such as sanctification, …

All Souls

"Behold, all souls are mine."
Ezekiel 18:4

What reason do we have to rejoice? We may rejoice for our souls belong to the Lord God. ALL souls are mine. There is not a single one that Yahweh doesn't claim as being in his possession. This is a statement that should …

Live!

"And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!'"
Ezekiel 16:6

God's prophet to Israel, Ezekiel, is painting a picture for Israel of Israel. The picture is very detailed, very graphic, and very long. You can read it …

The Power of God

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes"
Romans 1:16

Out of all of the mighty things that God could do; out of all his powerful works (such as creating the entire universe with his very word); out of all …

Contend

"contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints."
Jude 3

There is an ever increasing surge of pluralism, relativism, and post-modernism in our Western, American culture today. People argue that there is no such thing as truth. Or that, if it …

Christ Died For No Purpose

"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose."
Galatians 2:21

SMACK! I hope that last phrase (which is where the title of this blog came from) just hit you in the face like a ton of bricks! If...then …

Granted All Things

"His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness"
2 Peter 1:3

There's a promise you can stand on. All things that pertain to life and godliness. What else is there? Nothing. At least not for God's chosen people. That's all there is …

That You May Believe

"but these [signs] are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
John 20:31

So here's the challenge: read the book of John. It is only 21 chapters long. I've gone through it in …

Clean of the Disease

"Then the priest shall look, and if the leprous disease has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease"
Leviticus 13:13

The Old Testament Law had strict guidelines on how to handle those with leprosy, a disease that ravaged peoples bodies to …

To Keep You from Falling

"I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away."
John 16:1

We have been looking recently at the scope of freedom we have, and, in regards to that, how Christ's words are what frees us ("the truth will set you free"). Frees us from what? From …

Slaves of Sin, Freed by Truth (pt. 3)

"We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, 'You will become free'?"
John 8:33

If you haven't read the past posts, then go and read them: Part 1 and Part 2

This is the passage that connects the passages used in the …

Slaves of Sin, Freed by Truth (pt. 2)

"So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, 'If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'"
John 8:31-32

Firstly, if you didn't read yesterday's post, then do it HERE.

Ok. So, yesterday …