It’s a $1.3 billion jackpot. That is a lot of money. It is also such a scam. I will make a bold statement. The lottery is evil. I hate it. I detest it. It ruins lives. It promotes a lie. Consider the fact that we don’t call it gambling the lottery. We call it playing the lottery. Why is that? Even those who win the lottery will lose. Do a Google search on Billie … [Read more...] about Why You Should Never Play the Lottery
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The Holy Spirit Empowers Holy Living
“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?” (Romans 6:1–2, ESV) We have been talking about living a Spirit-filled life. One of the marks of a Spirit-filled life is to have a song on your heart. Another mark is the desire to live holy and blameless before the Lord. The Spirit in my life … [Read more...] about The Holy Spirit Empowers Holy Living
Why We Need to Keep Singing
“He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.” (Psalm 40:3, ESV) There is something about song and being filled with the Spirit. Spirit and song go together. In Ephesians 5:18 it says, "be filled with the Spirit." That statement is then further qualified with: “addressing one another in psalms and … [Read more...] about Why We Need to Keep Singing
When We Lose Heart
Two days ago I talked about being filled with the Spirit. I shared how being filled with the Spirit was not about doing more. It is about being an empty vessel that God might fill. At the same time, I know I am a leaky vessel. I am more like a strainer than a cup. God will fill me with the Spirit, but soon I will leak out. One moment I am on fire for the Lord and the next I … [Read more...] about When We Lose Heart
Where Do Wise Men Seek Him?
Happy Epiphany! The twelve days of Christmas are over and today, January 6, is Epiphany. It is a day set aside to remember the visit of the Wise Men as they brought their three gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to worship the infant Jesus. We sing the song "We Three Kings of Orient Are." But in that first line, we have already made three mistakes. We don't know if there … [Read more...] about Where Do Wise Men Seek Him?