I am a Christian. At least, having Christ as my example, I'm doing my best to make it so.
I know, even as I am being sanctified, through the Word of Truth, that by one sacrifice, Jesus has made me perfect, in perpetuity, and will present me, without spot or wrinkle, to God; that I partake of...
This is the will of God, your sanctification… —1 Thessalonians 4:3
The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Sanctification requires our coming to the place of death, but many of us spend so much time there that we become morbid...
The Lord Jesus led me to read Hebrews 12 (Select vv. NASB).
Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.
In our pursuit of peace with all people, we must remember that peace with all people is not to exclude peace with God. In other words, we do...
When you get to know Jesus, his sanctification does many things in your life, the mind changes, the heart softens (as scripture says becomes flesh-like), your outlook changes, and you... become a new man.
It is through this new man you can have beautiful, sweet and holy communion with God.
We...
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 7:41 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Jesus, I am Resting, Resting.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1 (Quoting select vv. NASB).
Chosen by God (vv. 1-2)
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who reside as aliens, scattered...
Thursday, December 22, 2016, 2:09 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “When in the Stillness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 (NIV).
To Those Sanctified (vv. 1-3)
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother...
Thursday, July 14, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “You Never Let Go.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5.
Belief in the Truth (vv. 2:13-14 NASB)
But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God...
Friday, April 29, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Fully Ready.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 6 (ESV).
By No Means! (vv. 1-4)
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 7:13 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 21:1-8 (NASB).
The First Things (vv. 1-4)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 2:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Search Me, O God.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 19:1-10 (NASB).
True and Righteous (vv. 1-4)
After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying...
Thursday, July 23, 2015, 3:55 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Gives Purpose.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1:1-2 (NASB).
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 3:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “No Less.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 2:1-41 (Selected vv. ESV).
Made Fun Of
Before Jesus left this earth to return to the Father, he told his followers to wait for the Holy Spirit, and that when...