Meditations

Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Proverbs 23:23 tells us. Buy the truth - a cquire the truth through sacrifice. "What is truth?" Pilate rhetorically asked Jesus this question in the Gospel of John 18:38.  The Lord Jesus answered that question in his prayer to our Father. "Sanctify them by Your truth.  Your word is truth ."   John 17:17.  Earlier this summer I was speaking to a young man.  He was trying to persuade me that my truth may not be the same as another one’s truth.  How many truths are there as many as there are people?  I told him there is only One truth – God’s Word.  Hopefully, he was persuaded. To acquire the truth, we have to pray to the Father, read the Word of God and meditate therein.  The Holy Spirit will enlighten our understanding.  We buy the truth when we give of our time by purposefully pursuing the truth of God in His word.  We have to purpose in our heart to meditate in the word of God. We must ...

There seems to be much dismay among some evangelical Christians over the selection of the next president of the United States in November. In listening to two talk show hosts and some of their guests and reading opinions on the candidates, I can hear and read the discouragement in some of their voices. Is this a sign of Christians placing their hopes in human beings? Where is God? Why are your souls disquieted within you? Hope in God!! Why are some believers in Christ Jesus so discouraged? Hope in God!! He is a present help in time of trouble. Whatever happened to prayer? Are we praying? We have to pray individually. We cannot look to others to pray for the country while we stay silent. The Almighty God is in control. He is in control of the universe and everything in it. Why then are we so disturbed? Why are our souls disquieted within us? Hope in God!! Where is all of the concern coming from? Is it coming from hearts that do not know God? If so, I can understand the concern. As ...

Recently I had two deaths in my family my mother-in-law and my brother. Both fell victim to cancer. My mother-in-law loved the Lord and lived a victorious life. She was truly the woman of Proverbs 31. My brother lived a free spirited life, and touched many lives with his generosity. Their passing on made me think more about the passing on of our spirit and soul. The Lord Jesus gave us some insight into life after our physical death. We read in Luke chapter 16 verses 19 – 31 regarding the passing on of Larazus a poor and destitute believer and a rich unbeliever. They knew each other on earth and had some level of communication. However, once they passed on from this life, they parted ways. The poor man Lazarus went to paradise. The rich man – his name was not given – passed on to hades. We learned from the account given in Luke 16 that believing Lazarus was at rest. Not a word was spoken by Lazarus. The unbelieving rich man however was very vocal. He called out to Abraham and asked...