Holiness is a word that few feel they can ever achieve.  It is something that most feel will never be! And they are right.  Until we accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, we will never be like Him, and that is Holy. Holy or Holiness defined is that: (a) Belonging to or derived from or associated with divine power; SACRED; Regarded with or deserving of worship or reservation. The path toward true holiness is a path of both life and death, perils and blessings.  It is a path that...

We are all accustomed to this phrase when we turn our clocks forward one hour in the spring and move the hands on our time piece back in the fall.  As I was seeking the Lord as to what I was to write, the Lord reminded me of  the danger of Christians falling back into their old sin natures, or the "old man" ways of life. Paul states in Romans 7:18 "I know that nothing good lives in me, that is in my sinful nature." He goes on to say in verse 25b 'so then I my self in my mind am a slave to...

"He who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleep." (Psalm 121:4) Today I cannot be silent. The hurt and sorrow I feel for Israel at this time cannot be capped.  A country that has been plagued with war since the beginning of time continues to persevere for independence as a sovereign nation.  This tiny country whom the world would like to dissolve remains true to its roots.  The nation born of God through Abraham fights for rights and liberties established by the Lord Himself. In...