God has created us all so that trouble among us cannot be removed without Him. One man thinks a thought. Now he is hard pressed to convey that thought to others. His thinking was in experience, Scriptural truth, “pictures”, and the limits of man’s understanding. Now he must use what is in his control to … Continue reading
Lovely Limits
My eyes will not see any farther than the sovereign God has allowed. My ears will not hear beyond what the sovereign God has allowed. If I am touched there must be contact for the sovereign God has made it so. My nose will not smell unless the scent is near for the sovereign God … Continue reading
Love vs Hate
When life is a mystery and no one knows the answers, writing and talking about life is fun. But let someone come along and say they know the answers, and watch the people scatter. They may ask you to explain, but it won’t be long before they shut you down. As long as life is … Continue reading
Holy and Righteous
If it isn’t holy its unholy. Have you ever put that into perspective? What man, other than Jesus, can say he has always been holy? If it isn’t perfectly right you can’t say it’s righteous. What man, other than Jesus, has ever been perfectly right all his life? There are billions of variations to wrong. … Continue reading
The squirrel
Perhaps the Lord has given you a gift for the sake of his work. Maybe it’s a very fine attention to detail. And the things you put your hand to, in that regard, end up as a beautiful work. You can be trusted for the Lord has gifted you. You may look around at those … Continue reading
Voluminous understanding
If I say to a man, “You are a fool.” I better have a seriously good reason. For instance, perhaps the man acts and talks and thinks just like me. Then I would have a good reason to refer to him as a fool. As the saying goes, “It takes one to know one.” But … Continue reading
