The Will of God and the Means to Do it (Part 3)

 “…for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find” (Rom. 7:18b).  In part 1 of this series we gave some general thoughts concerning the truth of this verse, and in part 2 we discussed the first half of the verse: the will or inner desire to …

The Solitary Place

Each of the four Gospel writers portrays different aspects of the character of the Lord Jesus Christ.  In Mark’s Gospel, we see Christ as the perfect Servant of Jehovah, the One who “[took] the form of a bondservant” (Php. 2:7) and at every turn accomplished the will of God the Father.  As we read the …

This is the day

I've been thinking about the Sunday School song, "This is the day." It's a simple little song which goes, "This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. We will rejoice. We will rejoice and be glad in it and be glad in it ...." When …

The Cave of Adullam – 1 Sam. 22

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.  And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a …

The Will of God and the Means to Do It (Part 2)

– Part 2: The Will – In the first post in this series we began to deal with the very real struggle all of us face in our lives as believers—the struggle of how to do good.  For oftentimes we desire to “do good” but then find ourselves instead doing what we hate.  The Word …

The Last Trump

I recently posted some thoughts on why I believe the rapture of the church will occur before the tribulation (click here). I know there are a lot of debates out there about the phrase "the last trump" of 1 Corinthians 15:51 which states, "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last …

The Greatest…

Among believers (and even many in the world), John 3:16 is perhaps the most well-known verse in all of Scripture.  I can remember this being one of the first verses I committed to memory as a boy, and one of the first I taught to my children.  The simple, yet profound truths of God, His …

The Will of God and the Means to Do It – Rom. 7:18

I thought it might be good to begin a series of meditations on something the Lord has taught me recently, and I must add, taught me with much patience and longsuffering.  May the Lord help each of us to walk in a way pleasing to Him, “finding out what is acceptable to [Him]” (Eph. 5:10). …

The Rapture

In a previous post I discussed one important factor to God's revelation of future events (click here). In that post I mentioned that I believe in what's called the "pre-tribulation rapture" of the church. In this post I wanted to list the reasons I hold this belief. Just for a description of the rapture we …

The Importance of Prophecy

I thought I had heard it all when it came to teachings on "the rapture." For those who might not be aware, the term comes from the Latin word, "raptura," which means, "to be caught up." It is found in the Latin translation of the New Testament in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 which in English says, "Then …