“Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25 BSB) “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18 BSB) “For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor… Continue reading
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Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 6
“As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” (Proverbs 26:11 BSB) “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 (NKJV) “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is… Continue reading
Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 5
“Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes.” (Song of Solomon 2:15 NKJV) “Do not quench the Spirit.” (1 Thesssalonians 5:19) “But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of… Continue reading
Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 4
“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.” (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV) “So submit to [the authority of] God. resist the devil [stand… Continue reading
Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 3
“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8 NLT) “No, I discipline my body and make it a slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:27 BSB) “Casting… Continue reading
Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 2
“…Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5 NKJV) “…I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on…” (Philippians 3:13b-14a NLT) “It is God’s privelege to conceal things and the king’s privelege to discover them.” (Proverbs 25:2 NLT) They… Continue reading
Life in Transition: “12 Months of Firsts” Part 1
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 BSB) “But forget all that-it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.”(Isaiah 43:18 NLT) “Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” (Proverbs 3:6 NLT) The last “piece”… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 200: “Faith, Hope, and Love: Life Expectancy Kingdom of Heaven Style”
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13 BSB) “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 NKJV) “For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 199: “Divine Tension”
Here is a “divine tension” exposed in Scripture… …Angels announcement of the birth of Christ:“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” (Luke 2:14) …Jesus speaking to his disciples:“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 198: “Therefore I Say” Part 2
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘be removed and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” (Mark 11:23 NKJV) “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs… Continue reading
