MY GRANDDAUGHTER Kariss decided one afternoon to sit in my den and eat potato chips. I told her no eating potato chips in the den. She quickly went to the kitchen. A few minutes later, I walked through the den for something and saw her eating cookies in the den. I said, “I thought I … Continue reading “LEGALISM,
DANGER OF”
LAW OF THE SPIRIT
THE OPPOSITE of the law of sin and death is the law of the Spirit. This law overrides sin and death. The law of gravity says what goes up must come down. However, when you get in an airplane, there is another law at work—the law of aerodynamics. This law says that if an object … Continue reading “LAW
OF THE SPIRIT”
LAW OF SIN AND DEATH
THE LAW of sin and death is like the law of gravity, which states that what goes up must come down. It is a law that is universal to our world. No matter how high you try to move up and away, gravity is going to pull you down. If you jump up, gravity says, … Continue reading “LAW
OF SIN AND DEATH”
LAW, RESPONSE TO
THERE are two reasons that drivers will stop at a red light. The first is fear of getting hurt due to an accident. The second is fear of getting caught. The law says stop; but still, late at night, when there is not much traffic out, the propensity for running a red light is higher—there … Continue reading “LAW,
RESPONSE TO”
LAW, PURPOSE OF
THE LAW of God is like an X-ray. It will reveal a problem but it can’t fix it.549 [Law, Purpose of; Self-Sufficiency, Danger of] Rom. 7:7; James 2:10 THE LAW is like a speed limit sign on the expressway. If it says sixty miles an hour, that’s the law. Now, that law cannot make you … Continue reading “LAW,
PURPOSE OF”
LAW, NATURE OF
LAW is like a standard transmission. Most people don’t even use those anymore. They were a lot of work to drive. Then they came up with the automatic transmission. With the standard transmission, the driver had to work hard to move from one gear to the next. With an automatic transmission, the car switches gears … Continue reading “LAW,
NATURE OF”
LAW, EFFECT OF
A HONEY-DO list can be a frustrating thing. A list of four things may be left for a husband to complete. He may get a plan together to complete those four things in time to settle in for a game. It never fails, right when he finishes his list and settles in to watch his … Continue reading “LAW,
EFFECT OF”
KINGDOM OF GOD, POWER OF
EVERYBODY has heard the story of the three little pigs. Mother pig sent them out; it was time for them to build their own houses. Pig number one built his house of straw. Pig number two built his house with sticks. Pig number three built his house out of bricks. Along came the wolf who … Continue reading “KINGDOM
OF GOD, POWER OF”
KINGDOM OF GOD, KEYS TO
THE KEY to the kingdom of heaven is not a key that opens an earthly door. If you’re looking for an earthly solution to your problem, and you are trying to use the key to the kingdom of heaven, you are using the wrong key on the wrong lock. On a trip to New York, … Continue reading “KINGDOM
OF GOD, KEYS TO”
KINGDOM OF GOD
IF A man drinks Jack Daniels and comes to my house, Jack has to stay outside. In my kingdom, where I am king, Jack is not welcome. In fact, if you smoke, I don’t have ashtrays available for you because you can’t smoke in my kingdom. If you cuss, in my kingdom you are going … Continue reading “KINGDOM
OF GOD”