submission

We don't need a therapist to determine and recognize the presence of spiritual abuse. I see it all the time, and it rests mainly in the arena of false doctrinal teachings, such as the alleged requirement to tithe, and to submit to "pastors" regardless of any potential false teachings they may...

Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “As the Deer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 2:1-7 (ESV). “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven...

Sunday, August 7, 2016, 7:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Jesus, Lead Me.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Hebrews 13 (ESV). Brotherly Love (vv. 1-6) Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained...

Friday, June 10, 2016, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Seek the Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Galatians 2:11-21 (ESV). Acting Hypocritically (vv. 11-14) But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before...

Friday, April 29, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Fully Ready.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 6 (ESV). By No Means! (vv. 1-4) What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live...

Saturday, March 12, 2016, 7:25 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Servant of The Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 5:30-47 (ESV). The Testimony (vv. 30-37a) “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 3:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Servant of The Lord.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 1:19-23 (NASB). This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” And he...