Thoughts and Considerations

  THAT YOUR LOVE MAY ABOUND    “And this is my prayer: t hat your  love  may abound more and more  in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best , and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.” Philippians 1:9-11   As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we must at all times be cautious in our judgments and conclusions as we navigate through the challenges of this life. Look, when we see or hear things that offend, annoy, grieve, or anger us, we tend to draw conclusions and take avenues of thinking and behavior that build walls or strike out in opposition or defiance. Our judgments and conclusions will impact how we relate to and treat others, and in the light of these we can fall trap to the wiles of the devil and turn to hate, and in our minds and behavior make people our enemies. Religious, racial, and pol...

CANADA, WE ARE IN DANGER!   As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ we are instructed to teach and preach the Gospel/Good News of Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and the salvation for sinners. But there is the other side of the coin that is imperative to make known. The first message preached in the New Testament was by John the Baptist where he said, “...who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth fruit therefore met for repentance. ” There is the eternal wrath – hell, by far the most serious , but there is also current wrath . The wrath of God to which I am referring is what is unleashed on a people or nation that have given themselves over to out of control behavior. T w o examples of these are Noah’s flood and the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Noah’s flood was due to the horrific violence, and Sodom and Gomorrah was due to the out of control sexual immorality. These are not the only instances w...