“When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.” (Luk 21:9 nasb) x Journal, While reading the paper yesterday morning I could not help but notice a picture. The caption read, Statue crossing A 25-foot tall replica statue ofContinue reading →
The Children of Eternity…
“…just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which HeContinue reading →
Faith and prayer working together…
x “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.” – (Psa 81:10 NASB) x x Journal, There was a man in England named George Muller who cared for thousands of orphans. He kept a prayer diary. Muller recorded overContinue reading →
Holiness to the Lord…
x “For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.” – 1 Thess. 4:7,8 nasb x Journal, One of the scariest words in the Bible for many people is the wordContinue reading →
God’s Call to Faith…
“And He took him outside and said, ‘Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ And He said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.” (Gen 15:5-6 NASB) x Journal, You will neverContinue reading →
How secure are you in Christ…
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.” (Isa 40:28 nasb) x Journal, Did you know that the book of Isaiah is often spoken of as the ‘fifth’ gospel. This is becauseContinue reading →
Top Eight Journal Entries…
x Journal, Periodically I provide an update on my journal entries that are receiving the highest readership. For those who would like to catch up, here is the most recent list beginning with the top entry: x Potentials of the Human Spirit http://buddymartin.net/blog/2010/03/potentials-of-the-human-spirit/ Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment http://buddymartin.net/blog/2009/11/mercy-triumphs-over-judgment/ Finding Your Way Home http://buddymartin.net/blog/2010/03/finding-your-way-home-2/ The CallContinue reading →
Potentials of the human spirit…
x”When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained; what is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, and You crown him with glory andContinue reading →
Finding your way home…
“For God, who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be ofContinue reading →
Where is the God of Israel…
Journal, Did you know that the greater part of the citizenry of Israel is secular and not religious. How can that be? We know that Israel fulfilled prophecy in becoming a nation among nations in 1948. The prophets foretold the gathering of the Jewish people in the latter days. Since all this was written beforehand, how canContinue reading →