The chain of my own will

Augustine 400 AD “The enemy held fast mywill, and had made of it a chain, and had bound me tight with it. For out of theperverse will came lust, and the service of lust ended in habit, and habit, notresisted, became necessity. By these links, as it were, forged together–which is whyI called it “a chain”–a hard bondage held me in slavery. But that new will whichhad begun to spring up in me freely to worship thee and to enjoy thee, O my God,the only certain Joy, was not able as yet to overcome my former willfulness, madestrong by long … Continue reading The chain of my own will

Let’s goooo

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” – John 17:3 “Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of … Continue reading Let’s goooo

JESUS LOVES YOU

Jesus gave have his life for us on a grewsome cross to draw us to himself and his love for us! “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.” – John 12:32-33 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should … Continue reading JESUS LOVES YOU

I delight…

“I delight to do thy will, O my God: Yea, thy law is within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness, And thy truth from the great congregation. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about: Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that … Continue reading I delight…

Jesus loves you

“GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” – JESUS John 15:13 “HE WILL REGARD THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE, And not despise their prayer. This shall be written for the generation to come: And the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did the LORD behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; TO.LOOSE THOSE THAT ARE APPOINTED TO DEATH;” – Psalm 102:17-20 “SEEK YE THE LORD while he may be found, call … Continue reading Jesus loves you

Lay hold on…

“FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses……Charge them that are RICH IN THIS WORLD, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, THAT THEY BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; LAYING UP IN STORE for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.O Timothy, keep that which is committed … Continue reading Lay hold on…

And I kept seeking…

Augustine 400 AD “God is good, yea, most mightily and incomparably better than all his works. But yet he who is good has created them good; behold how he encircles and fills them. Where, then, is evil, and whence does it come and how has it crept in? What is its root and what its seed? Has it no being at all? Why, then, do we fear and shun what has no being? Or if we fear it needlessly, then surely that fear is evil by which the heart is unnecessarily stabbed and tortured–and indeed a greater evil since we … Continue reading And I kept seeking…