What a wonder creation is, as it points to the reality of God, and His sovereign control over all things. Yet because of sin we do not see things as they were created, and our sin leads us to the wonder of creation in unholy ways. Romans 1;22-23 says, “Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man – and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.” We end to worship creation as if it would bring us the answers to our problems. We think that the secret to happiness and contentment are the things we can gather from this life. The reality is that the only way to find that happiness and contentment is through a redemptive relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We can not fully appreciate what God has given to us, without a relationship with the God of that creation. May He open your eyes and heart to the reality of His splendor and majesty.… READ MORE

We know who someone is only by what they tell us about themselves. Why is it so hard to be who we are? We try to hide in plain sight of the people around us. No one wants to be singled out, and no one wants to be wrong. Yet we can not hide who we truly are from God. Psalm 139:12 says, “the darkness shall not hide from Yu, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.” Sin causes us to attempt to hide who we really are from God, others, and also ourselves, and as a result we pervert those things which God has created as “very good”. To begin to understand who we really are, we must come to understand who we are before God. We can not hide the reality of that, and yet, we must remember God loves us the way we are right now, and He will help us to become what we need to be, as we learn to walk with Him. Turn to Him and follow Him starting today.… READ MORE

While there are certainly many factors that are used to explain sin in our lives, and while we can build a case that these theories certainly contribute to the struggle we have with sin. We must understand that the true reason for our sin grows out of our sinful hearts. To overcome that battle I must recognize my actions as inappropriate (sinful) and confess them before the Lord (1 John 1:9). I must fight off the temptation to excuse my sinful behavior, because: 1. That is just the way I am 2. My parents or environment makes me this way. 3. I am a victim of my circumstances or environment 4. The devil MADE me do it. I need to take responsibility for y life and actions, and do not allow myself to choose sinful behavior, justifying it because it is not my fault. Remember Jesus said in Matthew 15:19-20 “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man,…..” I do what I do, because I want what I want. I am not defined by my past, nor must I allow the past to cause me … READ MORE