“Grace is a provision for men who are so fallen that they cannot lift the axe of justice, so corrupt that they cannot change their own natures, so averse to God that they cannot turn to Him, so blind that they cannot see Him, so deaf that they cannot hear Him, and so dead that He Himself must open their graves and lift them into resurrection.”
~ G. S. Bishop (as quoted in Pink’s book, “The Attributes of God”)
This for me is nothing but breathtaking! Please read it carefully.
I am reading “The Pleasures of God” by John Piper.
I know, I’ve recommended this book on this page at least a dozen times, but I just can’t stop recommending it! It changed my whole understanding of the word of God! And I have read it (well, hearing it through Audible these days) a number of times now. I read it twice and heard it multiple times via Audible. Since someone is reading for me, it is easy for me to listen (the beauty of Audible?). Continue reading Our Pleasure is Hidden
Matthew 10:29-30 pretty much says this: Continue reading Hmm! ?
We all are prone to having this nasty spirit called entitlement. It says: “I deserve to be loved! I deserve to be treated this way and that way! I deserve to receive this and that because I did this and I did that!” Continue reading “I Deserve to Receive”
The Bible says,
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:1-2
We present our bodies as a living and holy sacrifice to God so our bodies will be used by God as instruments of righteousness. Continue reading Impossible!
Turning to the unfathomable truth of God puts every bad news I hear into perspective. Continue reading Away From the News
I live in Europe and I am living with the father of my three little kids who is 17-years older than me. I don’t know what to call him except the father of my kids because I am not married to him. Continue reading “Wanting to Start From Scratch”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-announces-that-houses-of-worship-are-essential-calls-on-governors-to-open-them-up?fbclid=IwAR1Ahx87TrKeFiFvhyIl3RUuxKCBEWfbeLkWFmcy0Pbl7iafkQ8yyBoTF2E
Some American governors deemed abortion clinics and liquor stores as essentials and churches as non-essentials!
What in the world? What’s wrong with these people?
This is insane!