Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 04/28/2016 - 12:10pm
“If ye love me…” - John 14.15
In the verse above it is Jesus who is saying these words, “If ye love me…”
The first thing I think is, “Who am I that I could ever even love Him like He has loved me!?” But then I must consider that Jesus expects me to go on and address what He is saying. He is saying, “If ye love me…”.
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 04/18/2016 - 11:30am
“he heareth the prayer of the righteous” - Proverbs 15.29b
Do we ever pray and it feels like our prayers just bounce off of the ceiling? Are there times we pray and it doesn’t feel like we are praying? Do sometimes we pray and forget that we have prayed?
As normal people we often go around and around with something as “abstract” as prayer but - for those who are saved, and living “right” God always hears their prayers and is ready to answer according to His will.
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Tue, 04/12/2016 - 10:02am
“…who desire to fear thy name…” - Nehemiah 1.11
Is that a question?
Should it actually say “Who would desire to fear thy name?” Or, “Who in the world would ever want to fear God?” That doesn’t sound too “fun”.
So is it a question? Is it somehow a mistake in our Bible?
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Sat, 04/02/2016 - 12:30pm
“There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken” - Joshua 21.45
It’s a great thing for us to look into the Bible wondering, and then figuring out what God has said about us...
Because...
All the good things God said He would do for these people – He did them!
“There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken”
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Sun, 03/20/2016 - 12:30pm
“…gracious words…” - Luke 4.22
The Bible tells us that Jesus spoke “gracious words”. That means Jesus spoke words that were acceptable, beneficial, joyful and, or thankful… “gracious words”!
“And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words
which proceeded out of his mouth.”
There are a few things the Lord shows me from this:
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Wed, 03/16/2016 - 12:30pm
“Restore unto me the joy…” - Psalm 51.12
Have you ever felt “FLAT”? Have you felt spiritually “FLAT” and muddled? There are times we need to be reminded that the Christian life is a life of JOY!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 03/14/2016 - 2:33pm
“Thy word…” Psalm 199.11
One of the things I like best about the Bible is that it’s “just” simply the Bible. By “just” I mean that the Bible is not a huge or difficult book. The largest book in the world weighs in at some 1500 kg! And, some books contain words and technical data that only the experts in those particular fields can interpret.
The Bible is not like that at all!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 12:30pm
“And the Philistines took the ark of God” 1 Samuel 5.1
Think about that sometime when you have a few minutes...
“the Philistines took the ark of God”
That is very sad.
The ark of God, where God had chosen to place His presence – it was very holy and very special and now... it was gone!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 12:30pm
“...shall attain unto wise counsels:”
Proverbs 1.5
The whole verse says, “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”.
One of the greatest blessings we have, as born-again Christians, is the access to good information. By that I mean we have the best counsel and advice available in this world today.
The best in this world, at our fingertips… The Bible!
Submitted by Pastor Tottingham on Wed, 02/10/2016 - 12:30pm
“…bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” - 2 Corinthians 2:5
Thank the Lord for the above verse!
First because it tells us we can keep our minds and imaginations safe by the grace of God!
Secondly it warns us of a dangers that the world, the flesh and the devil try and convince us are OK!
