Trickles of Truth

Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver. A Time to Speak                There is a lot of verbiage that goes through our mouths during our life.  Most of it, in the light of eternity is virtually meaningless.  We also know from Proverbs 18:21, “Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”  The…

1 John 3:1-3 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in…

Psalms 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Cleaning up the Mind and Heart                As I came in and turned on the computer monitor today, I found that my computer had crashed.   I had to shut it down and reboot it.  I knew that it was time to run software that…

John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: Our Eyes Lifted Up                When we lift up our spiritual eyes we see as Jesus sees.  We see the Father, His will and purpose.   In Luke 6:20 it says, “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for…

I AM John 18:1-8 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. 2Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3So Judas came to the grove, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests…

Hebrews 5:1-6 Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.  4No one takes this…

Jeremiah 17:7-8 “But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Blessed is the Man who Trusts in the Lord                Do you know why the man…

1 Peter 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. Living for You Walking up the golden steps of life aligned with you. You wash my feet from dusty paths where life…

1 John 4:7-12 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an…

Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell…

John 14:8-14 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is…

Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. Life’s Control                Many go through life thinking they have got it all figured out from where they go to school, the type of person they will marry, how many children they will have, the kind of profession or job they will do and so on.  Most of us, who have…

Isaiah 61:3 …The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness… Inward Garments                You know our moods; our dispositions, our attitudes, our outlook on life and our demeanor are all clothing and garments of our soul and spirit.  The inward man has a wardrobe just like the outward man.  So what kind of garments are we wearing on the inside of us today?                 When life is…

Galatians 3:23-29 Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. 6You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27for all of you who were baptized into Christ have…

Confronting our Enemy 1 Samuel 14:4-14 4 On each side of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost was a cliff; one was called Bozez, and the other Seneh. 5 One cliff stood to the north toward Micmash, the other to the south toward Geba. 6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the LORD…

Proverbs 4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life. Instructions for Life                Every day is a classroom of instruction, learning and experience.  Much like school when we were children, many of us still don’t pay very close attention.  God has something to teach us every day if we are tuned into the Spirit and we have spiritual ears tuned…

1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Do You Know Love?                People speak many different languages, they come from many different cultures and they see from many different perspectives, but the universal language that transcends them all is love.  It is not just communicated by what we say,…