OUR human understanding of God’s ways is limited and hindered by our sin. When there is unaddressed sin in a Christian’s life, God’s way will not be revealed. When you and I have unaddressed sin in our lives, His way will not be revealed. Our sinfulness creates static on the line. Many people have satellite … Continue reading “SIN,
EFFECTS OF”
SIN, DEALING WITH
MANY people have the habit of killing roaches, one at a time, as they appear in their homes. They will chase a roach, corner it, and stomp on it. The problem is, their success will be short-lived because they have only dealt with the roach that they see. Behind that roach, there is probably a … Continue reading “SIN,
DEALING WITH”
SIN, CONTAMINATION BY
ONE day my granddaughter decided to fix me breakfast. It really wasn’t that hard for her to do because she was fixing me cold cereal. She was fixing one of her favorite cereals, Lucky Charms. When the bowl was placed in front of me, I saw that there was a problem. Lucky Charms is full … Continue reading “SIN,
CONTAMINATION BY”
SIN, CONSEQUENCES OF
THE MOMENT you pick a flower, it dies because it’s been separated from its source of life although it doesn’t appear dead yet. But the seeds of death are automatically built in to the breaking of fellowship. When you cut the flower off from the tree or the vine, fellowship is immediately broken between the … Continue reading “SIN,
CONSEQUENCES OF”
SIN, CONFESSION OF
I WAS attending one of my sons’ football games and accidentally spilled some Coke on my shirt. It wasn’t intentional, but I still did it and it still produced a stain. If I had spilled it intentionally, it would have been a stain. If I had spilled it by mistake, it would have been a … Continue reading “SIN,
CONFESSION OF”
SIN, AVOIDANCE OF
AN EVANGELIST had to travel often to preach. On one trip, he arrived at his hotel and proceeded to go to his room, which was on the fifth floor. The man got on the elevator and a lady with a lot of baggage got on too. She noticed that he had pressed the button for … Continue reading “SIN,
AVOIDANCE OF”
SHARING THE GOSPEL
ONE of the great tragedies in the twentieth century was the sinking of the Titanic. This large ship hit an iceberg and many people died as a result. There is another tragedy with the Titanic. Most of the lifeboats that held people saved from death were only half filled. They were unwilling to turn back … Continue reading “SHARING
THE GOSPEL”
SERVICE, MOTIVATION FOR
A FLIGHT attendant one day wanted to go on a trip and she received a seat that was available in first class. At no cost to her, she was able to fly to Europe. An emergency occurred on the airplane that made it so that they were in need of another flight attendant. She raised … Continue reading “SERVICE,
MOTIVATION FOR”
SERVICE, APPROVAL OF
A PROFESSIONAL violinist was giving a concert. When he finished, the crowd jumped up from their seats and gave him a standing ovation. He had delivered a magnificent performance. The young violinist, with tears coming down his cheeks, walked off the stage, dejected. The stagehand saw him and said, “Why are you so sad? Those … Continue reading “SERVICE,
APPROVAL OF”
SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SIN OF
I DON’T like it when my wife asks me to go to Home Depot. I’m not a Home Depot kind of guy. Now, there are two reasons I don’t like Home Depot. Number one, it’s big and the aisles are packed with stuff. I also don’t like fighting to get through those lines, if I … Continue reading “SELF-SUFFICIENCY,
SIN OF”