Archive Story | Hard Work - Episode 24
Originally written June 15, 2011 Posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/?s=hard+work Hard Work… We wear that phrase like a badge of honor. “I worked really hard today.” “I logged 50 hours this week at work.” “Man, I’m exhausted. I’ve worked so hard.” And I know you can come up with many more. After all, we have said something like that so many times and been very proud of that very fact. But what I’ve been learning over the past year is that the only labor commanded…
Miracle Story | Daily Prayers Are Powerful - Episode 24
I am not sure of the exact date of this miracle, but I know my grandson was around a year old. This miracle is one my daughter experienced. As I have said several times, I always, and still do, trust God with my children, grandchildren, and now great grandchildren. Not that I don’t pray for them, I do. I am frequently in prayer for them. But prayer isn’t enough. Yes, you heard me. Prayer isn’t enough. We must pray in faith, believing. Panicked, last-minute prayers are often the norm. We are…
Friday Finale - Punishment of the Impostors – Episode 11
Originally written October 21, 2011 Posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/21/the-punishment-of-the-imposters/ Christians have gotten a bad rap in many circles. The term ‘one rotten apple spoils the bunch’ is not true in this case, but it can certainly spoil the reputation. I’ve met many people who said that the Christians they knew were critical and judgmental. And that the churches they had been to just expected them to live a certain way, which they could not; therefore, they…
Wednesday Word Study - Tares – Episode 11
Originally written October19, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/19/wednesday-word-study-tares/ Tares Transliteration: zizanion Phonetic Spelling: (dziz-an'-ee-on) Definition: spurious wheat, darnel; a plant that grows in Palestine which resembles wheat in many ways but is worthless. 2215 zizánion (plural, tares/zizania) – a tare (darnel); (figuratively) a pseudo-believer (false Christian); a fruitless person living without faith from God and therefore is "all show…
Monday Meditations - Matthew 13:30 – Episode 11
Originally written October 17, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/17/justice-delayed/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Matthew 13:30 Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn. Justice is something we all want and seek. But many times we are left wondering why doesn’t God do something sooner? Why does He…
Archive Story | My Life As A Pot - Episode 23
Originally written July 15, 2011 Posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/07/15/my-life-as-a-pot/ I’ve been writing a lot lately about God’s love for us and how we should reject condemnation because it is never from God. It is always from the enemy or our own insecurities. This type of writing is encouraging and uplifting, and it causes us to move closer to the Lord. Some of my posts have talked about being yoked with Him and letting Him lead and guide you through life, which removes…
Miracle Story | God Honored My Persistence - Episode 23
Not long after God helped me retrieve my stolen car, that car and my other one were repossessed. I was making the payments and was current, but on one car there was an unpaid late fee that I was unaware of. The credit union where I had worked held the loans. Gossip got around that my finances were unstable, and with the one late fee, they had the legal right to repossess my cars. An attack by the enemy, yes, but not the credit union. The dark enemy that the world fights against every day. There were…
Friday Finale - Rules That Break Fellowship – Episode 10
Originally written October 14, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/14/the-rules-that-break-fellowship/ 1 John 1:7 7 But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations]. (Amplified Bible) I grew up in a denominational church that taught us…
Wednesday Word Study - Fellowship - Episode 10
Originally written August 12, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/10/12/wednesday-word-study-fellowship/ Fellowship Transliteration: koinónia Phonetic Spelling: (koy-nohn-ee'-ah) Short Definition: participation, communion, fellowship Definition: (lit: partnership) (a) contributory help, participation, (b) sharing in, communion, (c) spiritual fellowship, a fellowship in the spirit. properly, what is shared in common as the basis of fellowship (partnership, community) This is…
Monday Meditations - I John 1:3 - Episode 10
Originally written June 17, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/06/17/do-people-ever-really-change/ Today’s Meditation Verse: I John 1:3 3 What we have seen and [ourselves] heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And [this] fellowship that we have [which is a distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah). (Amplified Bible) The point that I…
Archive Story | Do People Ever Really Change? - Episode 22
We often say that people don’t change. We warn those in relationships of that very thing. If you are in a relationship and think that you can change the other person with your love and care and nurture, you are wrong. You never change that person. The same is true of friendships. If you are staying in a relationship that causes you grief, but you stay because you think that something you will do will change them, you are wrong. You might as well raise the white flag and abandon ship right now. You…
Miracle Story | God Sees Even When I Don’t - Episode 22
Keeping with the theme of God saving me from careless and stupid actions, here is another one. I am convinced that I have a gene in my DNA that has pre-programmed me to believe the best in a person, any person. So, needless to say, I have had my fair share of stupid moments when I believed someone was telling me the truth, and they were not. Each time I would firmly resolve not to get duped again, and each time it would happen again. I Corinthians 13:6 in the Amplified Bible, says love believes all…