Our Lighted Path

Matthew 7:7-8, Ephesians 4:11-15, Matthew 7:7, Jeremiah 29:13, 1 Peter 3:17 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and  lean not  unto thine  own understanding . In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

I decided to make a quick note, again today, to remind me (and to alert others) that I have a message about prophets who were a little crazy. I can't develop the message today. It's too complicated. But, if God says the same, I'll write all about it, right here in this space one day. For now, though, what's most on my heart is just a word to say that, yes, at least two of the Old Testament prophets were a little crazy, but not all. And, remarkably, God used each and every one of them. And, Jesus, through saying every prophecy would come to pass before the end of life as we know it, truly saved every true prophet, even Ezekiel, who was often angry and indignant. So, don't dare think that I came to do away with the prophets, Jesus said . The prophets are Heaven-bound, just like you and me. Some prophets had messages that were extremely woeful, and that's not what many people want to hear now. A lot of folk, today, simply want to say Jesus didn...

To the scoffer who is tempted to say there's a soul who has never been productive, why not stop and try to remember Heaven's counsel? Since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like [people who don't have the Holy Spirit]? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,”  are you not mere human beings? What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe— as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it,  but God has been making it grow.  So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,  but only God, who makes things grow.  The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose,  and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.  For we are co-workers in God’s service ... . 1 Corinthians 3:3-9, NIV So, Heaven gives us the creation, which ...