by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14) Though we know that life is full of uncertainty, we still make plans, establish goals, pursue...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Church, Covenant, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Worship
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” (Ephesians 1:11) The believer’s inheritance is not a future hope resting on uncertain conditions, but a...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Creation, Faith, Man's Nature, Total Depravity
“And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” (Ephesians 4:24) In this fourth chapter of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul instructs the believers at Ephesus to “put on the new man.” Putting on the new man is the...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Almighty God, Faith, Jesus Christ, Man's Nature, Quiet Time, Word of God
“Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:” (Jeremiah 7:25) One of the most remarkable displays of God’s mercy is not that He...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Faith, Law of God, Man's Nature, Salvation, Total Depravity
“Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.” (Philippians 3:19) The faith of the early church was displayed plainly before a watching world. And what marked them most was the love they shared. They...
by Adoring God | Jan 1, 2019 | Covenant, Faith, Worship
“For they provoked him with their high places, and aroused his jealousy with their graven images.” (Psalm 78:58) This text in Psalm 78 is a solemn recounting of Israel’s history that identifies the reason for God’s displeasure: His people continued to provoke Him by...
