Thoughts as Jesus has led me through life
“My name is Justice!” hissed the monster with heaving breaths from his bent and twisted frame. “Your name is Envy.” Contentment released his arrow. “Ahhh!!!!!!” screeched Envy as Contentment’s aim was true. “Your armor is hard but it cannot protect against reality.” Pride rushed to Envy as he writhed on the ground in pain. “Who... Continue Reading →
"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48 As I have gotten older, this verse has gone from being one I trembled when I read to one that I cherish and cling to. The key to the change has been the transformation in my heart from relying on my own power to... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, We think so little of our sin because we understand so little of God’s perfection. He created a world where everything is exactly as it should be and that everything is perfectly good, wonderful, and all the other noble attributes. A person couldn’t even have a bad thought in... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, It is important, as well as freeing, to understand that God’s word is sufficient for you concerning how to live life. God knows you and the rest of the world completely. There is nothing He doesn’t know. There is nothing that He can’t do. And there is nothing good... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, The first 11 chapters of Genesis are God’s forward to the rest of the Bible. In order to understand the rest of the Bible, and thus the world we live in, properly you need to understand what is going on in those first 11 chapters. I hope in other... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Always remember that for the believer, God is for you not against you. God wants good things for you. ... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, If we seek our meaning in ourselves, we will crush ourselves with no power to remake. If we seek our meaning in others, they will crush us with no power to remake. If we seek our meaning in Christ, He will crush us but by His power He will... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, As you grow up there will be many around you who tell you that all of life’s problems are due to something in the environment in the world. They will point to many different things whether it be racism, economic disparity, religion, capitalism, or many other causes. It is... Continue Reading →
Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, You will find as you grow older that there is a temptation to think better of yourself than other people. You must fight this temptation and pray for humility. God sees us all the same. We are all sinners in need of Jesus to save us. The world around... Continue Reading →
I am at a loss for what to do today. I’ll simply sit and come to you to pray. Dear Judah and my future grandchildren, Sometimes life is going to be so hard and confusing that you won’t know what to do. It is hard to put into words how you may feel at that... Continue Reading →
A Grandpa's Musings 