“In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” (Matthew 5:16 NLT) “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 511: Light & Dark
“The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 510: Today’s Challenge: Content but never satisfied!
“But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned before, but you lacked an opportunity to act. Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 509: I’m not listening!
“Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 508: Looking in the Mirror
“But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 507: Conversation with my Daddy
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.” (John 10:10 BSB) “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 506: Questions
“For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 505: The Great Reveal: Sons of God
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” (Romans 8:14 NKJV) “For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.” (Acts 17:28 NKJV) “For I consider that the sufferings of… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 504: Banning Christianity
“Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus.… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 503: “It is finished” – Except…
“When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30 NLT) “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter… Continue reading
