Given November 2, 2010 When God planned the Garden of Eden and His future with mankind, He placed in the center of the garden, “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil”, (Genesis 2:9). He gave Adam and Eve full control over the garden and everything in it and…
Tag: sin
Way Of Escape
Given June 12, 2010 I attend a men’s prayer breakfast at a church of a friend each month and on my way to it this morning, God gave me this revelation. Each one of us is tempted probably every day to do, say, think, or feel something that is contrary to God’s…
Lessons From The Garden – Weeds
Given June 2009 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.” Matthew 13:24-25 Every year while working in the garden, I find weeds. I…
Pre-Forgiven
Given November 29, 2009 We’ve all received these mailings from companies teasing us with “Pre-approved”, “0%”, and “Free Gift”, all trying to lure us into their camp. Some of the hooks are pretty interesting but I got one recently that really caught my attention. It said, “Pre-Forgiven”. It was from an…
Don’t Feed It!
Given Septembe 22, 2009 A wise friend of mine gave an illustration of a black dog; a cute puppy that grows into an uncontrolable, big, mean dog. He likened this to sin in our lives. “Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is…