“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV). “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fireContinue reading “Fearful, Unbelieving Professed Christians”
Category Archives: Barb’s Devotionals
The Sacred Seventh
It is a memorial of Creation Week.
Wisdom Among Many Counselors
It may not mean what you think.
Friends: No Longer Enemies
“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you” (John 15:15 KJVSD). “When at the altarContinue reading “Friends: No Longer Enemies”
Mercy: For Enemies Only
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 KJVSD). “God’s throne is a seat, or throne, of mercy – a mercy seat. ‘Mercy is compassionate treatment of an enemy, with a disposition to forgive,’ says Webster. Whose seat then did the mercy seat represent? The only answer is that it represented theContinue reading “Mercy: For Enemies Only”
Angry Without Cause
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment” (Matthew 5:22 KJV). I had been so excited to watch one particular episode of a Christian series. Because of that, my disappointment was comparatively intense when I realized a key phrase was leftContinue reading “Angry Without Cause”
Godliness, Contentment: Great Gain, True Education
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come” (1 Timothy 4:8 KJVSD). “The Holy Scriptures are the perfect standard of truth, and as such should be given the highest place in education. To obtain an educationContinue reading “Godliness, Contentment: Great Gain, True Education”