...Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends...
Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee 2 Peter 3:5-10
“Our time left on earth is limited” is the important message our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, has for us in this study of the world that was, the world that is, and ultimately the world that will be after God’s judgment.
Thru the Bible - Minute with McGee Dr. J. Vernon McGee
Our Attitude Toward Sin
“Whosoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected (or perfected, however you want it): by this know we that we are in him.” Now, here we have “keepeth his word.” The Word of God then is perfected in Him. He’s gone past the commandments, and He just wants to please God. And that’s what a child of God ought to do. What is your attitude toward sin? Does it trouble you? Does it break your fellowship with the Father, and does it cause you to cry out in the night, “Oh, God, I’m wrong. I want to come to You and confess this. I’ve been wrong. I want fellowship with You.” And, may I say that on that basis, He’ll restore fellowship with us.
References: 1 John 2:3-8
https://www.oneplace.com/ministries/thru-the-bible-minute-with-mcgee/
Daily Promises
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, [even] the sure mercies of David. (Isaiah 55:3)
Everlasting is the covenant between God and His people. Evermore shall Christ rule upon the throne of David. His victory is won. His race is finished. Nevermore shall God's people look at the doom of history wondering, "Where is this looked-for salvation?" He has come! He has won! And we, His people, have seen Him!
Where Is Your God?
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? — Psalm 42:3
While the world may ask the question where is your God, we can be assured He is ever present, active and working in our lives.
https://digginganotherwell.substack.com/p/where-is-your-god
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
Kurt Vonnegut
Today's Wins
1 James Howard Kunstler - Cool? “I’m very concerned for [the president's] life. And James Comey, in my view, should be held accountable and put behind bars for this." Tulsi Gabbard
https://www.kunstler.com/p/cool
2 Caitlin Johnstone - Imagine If Gaza Was Jewish And The People Bombing It Were Muslims
https://substack.com/@caitlinjohnstone/p-163706286
3 Ann Coulter - Make America Uganda!...I've always wanted to write a column where every sentence is a hate crime.
https://anncoulter.substack.com/p/make-america-uganda
4 Weekend Knowledge Dump- May 16, 2025...Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowledge-dump-may-16-2025
5 S. Carolina Supreme Court Delivers Another ‘Clear And Decisive Victory’ To Uphold ‘Heartbeat Law’
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C. H. Spurgeon's Evening Reading (May 16th)
"And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and your cattle, and your beasts." — 2 Kings 3:16,17
The armies of the three kings were famishing for want of water: God was about to send it, and in these words the prophet announced the coming blessing. Here was a case of human helplessness: not a drop of water could all the valiant men procure from the skies or find in the wells of earth. Thus often the people of the Lord are at their wits' end; they see the vanity of the creature, and learn experimentally where their help is to be found. Still the people were to make a believing preparation for the divine blessing; they were to dig the trenches in which the precious liquid would be held. The church must by her varied agencies, efforts, and prayers, make herself ready to be blessed; she must make the pools, and the Lord will fill them. This must be done in faith, in the full assurance that the blessing is about to descend. By-and-by there was a singular bestowal of the needed boon. Not as in Elijah's case did the shower pour from the clouds, but in a silent and mysterious manner the pools were filled. The Lord has His own sovereign modes of action: He is not tied to manner and time as we are, but doeth as He pleases among the sons of men. It is ours thankfully to receive from Him, and not to dictate to Him. We must also notice the remarkable abundance of the supply—there was enough for the need of all. And so it is in the gospel blessing; all the wants of the congregation and of the entire church shall be met by the divine power in answer to prayer; and above all this, victory shall be speedily given to the armies of the Lord.
What am I doing for Jesus? What trenches am I digging? O Lord, make me ready to receive the blessing which Thou art so willing to bestow.
Amen.