Psalm 50:16-23

16 "But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?
17 “For you hate discipline,
And you cast My words behind you.
18 “When you see a thief, you are pleased with him,
And you associate with adulterers.

19 “You let your mouth loose in evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
20 “You sit and speak against your brother;
You slander your own mother’s son.
21 “These things you have done and I kept silence;
You thought that I was just like you;
I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

22 “Now consider this, you who forget God,
Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me;
And to him who orders his way aright
I shall show the salvation of God.”

Christ or Self not Both

We cannot trust in ourselves and Jesus Christ at the same time.

Proverbs 3:5-6

"5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight."

No Grander or Nobler Way To Live

When I see someone proposing to their bride in grandiose public ways I have to believe the proposal and the marriage is more about attention and thrills than it is about God or commitment to the person they are marrying.

Its amazing how many people think these "show off" activities are cute and happy when they actually show a level of immaturity toward God and the institution of marriage.

If someone is going to show off in front of others to propose it is likely they will be showing off their entire lives. Often these kind of people are difficult to live with in private because its attention they seek rather than dedication to the person they have committed themselves.

Thrill seekers who must be noticed by others will make the worst spouses. Their idea of marriage in not a life struggle to come along side their spouse in every circumstance in life. Their idea of marriage is fun, happiness and thrills continually. These people will not be good companions when the going gets rough, and the going will get rough, whether it be illness, loss or dedication to Christ that separates them from those who love their pleasure.

Marriage is full of everything, their is happiness often but there is also hardship and for some very intense hardship. How will the pleasure seekers act when they have lost all their stuff in a flood or their house is taken away by a tornado?

When a spouse is taken ill with a life long disease that brings hardship, the pleasure seeker does not rise to their task of caring for their spouse, they will cut and run to save themselves in an effort to preserve their fantasy life.

The only spouse who will be dedicated to the one they marry will be those who are dedicated to Christ. They will be the ones there for the one they love, through thick and thin in all kinds of trials. Those who get through trials together will be stronger and more joyful having gone through together.

Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." Ephesians 4:2

“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

1 Peter 4:8: “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

John 15:12: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."

"Love each other as I have loved you" How did God love? He sent His only Son to die for the world He loved.

Spouses should be willing to die for their spouse. There is no grander and noble way to live than this.

Devils Mating With Humans is a Farce

Next time someone tries to convince you that angels mated with human beings show them all the heresies in the book of Enoch from which this "Nephilim" idea came.

People who are teaching this farce of devils mating with humans don't even know where it comes from.

The book of Enoch glorifies angels which explains why the book assigns the ability of angels to impregnate a human by a spirit being the same way God did with Mary. Its blasphemy!

God never speaks of devils as being "sons of God." The sons of God were godly men who married "the daughters of men" that is pagan women.

https://kimolsen.net/2011/11/15/the-heresies-of-enoch-1/?fbclid=IwAR2HG3g06XRkzHKh3jKY9yECj9TaCEuCLz7ndYGza8UtQZCR0pin6wPLYcM 

You've Gotta Love Millennials - Micah Tyler

Christ in us is Our Focus

People often will believe what they want even if they hear our side. God knows the truth and He is the only One Who matters.

The Opened Eyes

When God has opened the eyes of those who wish to know His truth, those eyes can never be closed again.

Luke 24:30-32 "…30 While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus— and He disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”…"

There are many people who have chosen to follow a religion but their eyes remain blinded. They follow rules, they follow rituals but it is men they follow and not Christ.

Psalm 118:8
"It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man."

Jeremiah 17:5
"Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord."

Psalm 118:8-9
"It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes."

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."

Those who trust their preachers, their husband, their wife and even others will remain blind until they trust in Christ alone.

John 15:4
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me."

In these last days of apostasy and spiritual rebellion there will be more people who are wrong than who are right. When we find those who love the Lord with all their heart they will be treasures to cherish. These are the people who will encourage us to keep on trusting in Christ.

Matthew 7:14
"For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."

Colossians 3:23
"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,"