13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a]Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalms 139:13-14 ESV) We have two image problems. On the one hand we are people who are not perfect, and as...
Treated Like Sons
7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? (Hebrews 12:7 ESV) When I consider my childhood, I think fondly of my father. He was a good man, stern, but fair and someone who...
Unblimished
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. (Psalms 66:18 ESV) Do you sometimes doubt your faith? I think we all go through periods where we might. The enemy sows seeds of doubt, especially around faith matters. He also is the father of condemnation. He...
The Way You Should Go
17 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:17 ESV) Yesterday, we talked about the hard way. But do we really have a good idea of the way our lives should go?...
The Hard Way
13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (Matthew 7:13-14 ESV) It is easy...