Walking The Walk

  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. ~1 John 1:9 When we repeat the same sins over and over again, we’re not taking the sin seriously.   We’re not dealing with it.   We’re treating prayer like the county clerk’s office.   We get a ticket for not putting money in the meter.   We go pay the fine at the clerk’s office, and the next day we do the same exact thing.   There’s people that see sin that same way.   They pay the sin fine, and then go out and do the same sin the next day.   They’re skipping the repentance part.     The part that says what I did was wrong, I’m not going to do that again, and the next day and every day after they put money in the parking meter. It’s like this.   If you don’t do the crime, you don’t pay the fine.   Our society has not made life easier for a Christian.   You can’t look at social media more than a few mi...

1  Lord , who may dwell in your sacred tent?      Who may live on your holy mountain? 2  The one whose walk is blameless,      who does what is righteous,      who speaks the truth from their heart; 3  whose tongue utters no slander,      who does no wrong to a neighbor,      and casts no slur on others; 4  who despises a vile person      but honors those who fear the Lord ; who keeps an oath even when it hurts,      and does not change their mind; 5  who lends money to the poor without interest;      who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things      will never be shaken. Warren Wiersbe, the great bible teacher and scholar said what we need to focus on when it comes to Christian character is contained in verse 2 of Psalm 15.   2  The one whose...

  " Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry." ~2 Timothy 4:11   When Mark went with Paul and Barnabas on the 1st missionary journey, at one point, Mark decided to leave.  It caused a rift between Paul and Barnabas.  When it came to the 2nd missionary journey, Barnabas wanted to take Mark again, but Paul did not.  Paul didn't feel they could rely on Mark because he had abandoned them in Pamphylia the first time around.  Paul and Barnabas parted ways, and Mark went with Barnabas. However, at some point later, Paul changed his mind about Mark.  As we can see in 2 Timothy 4:11.  He realized that maybe his first impression was wrong about Mark, and Mark was helpful in his ministry. It is so important in life to remain open to giving others a 2nd chance.   Once we form an opinion about somebody, sometimes it’s very challenging to change it.   It takes a lot to convince us that a ...