Eternity
The City of God or the City of Earth
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself." (Phil. 3:20–21 NKJV) Augustine, in his Confessions, wrote about the city of God and the city of earth. He contrasted those who are a part of the city of God...Continue reading "The City of God or the City of Earth"
Higher Ground (Part 2)
God expects the best out of us as His servants, and we must do all we can to give Him the very best. I must continue to grow and be challenged in all that I strive to do if I will give Him the very best. I want and desire to be a better Christian, a better husband, a better father, a better preacher and a better son. I must keep my eyes, ears and heart focused on the higher...Continue reading "Higher Ground (Part 2)"
Higher Ground
“I’m pressing on the upward way, new heights I’m gaining every day, still praying as I onward bound, ‘Lord plant my feet on higher ground.’” How often we sing that song of faith, but fail to realize the message so implicit within it. We believe that it is talking about going to heaven and the joys that await us there. Yet, should it not be the case that we strive for higher ground while here on earth? Should it...Continue reading "Higher Ground"
My Mother's Death
The last couple of weeks have been enlightening to me. When I received the call that my mother had died on February 13, I was numb with shock. All the way up to Florence, I thought about the last time I had seen her and what I had said to her and she to me. I saw my sisters in tears, and my dad, whom I have rarely seen cry. I have shed tears, and I have been in somewhat...Continue reading "My Mother's Death"
The Inevitable
We have the ability today to watch the weather via satellite and via the news, and know when storms are coming, and the likelihood of rain is about to transpire. How often have we seen the radar images of rain coming from Alabama? How many of us, when the hurricanes hit earlier this year, watched with trepidation and fear, thinking about our loved ones in Florida, and considering the possibility of an enormous amount of rain and wind hitting...Continue reading "The Inevitable"
Be Ready for the Lord's Return
2 Thess 1:7-10 "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be...Continue reading "Be Ready for the Lord's Return"
Where Will You Be 100 Years from Now?
God’s word stresses that for the Christian what is important is not the here and now, but the eternal. We are to “. . . look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18) We live our lives with a view to eternity. Life has a tendency, however, to cause us to focus...Continue reading "Where Will You Be 100 Years from Now?"
