Sugar-coating Our Defeats

Sugar-coating Our Defeats

“Mike, it’s Brad calling about our accountability session coming up on Thursday. Let me know if you are still available. And just to remind you – you agreed to keep a journal for the two weeks listing all your victories and your defeats. Be sure to...
Sugar-coating Our Defeats

Garments

“They stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors that was on him.” Genesis 37:23 KJV  “They stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him.” Genesis 37:23 NASB “To all of them he (Joseph) gave each man changes of raiment” Genesis 45:22...
Sugar-coating Our Defeats

Losing Jesus and the Enjoyment of His Presence

It must have been the longest and, by far, the worst three days of their lives. Thousands of people had left their towns and had converged on Jerusalem for the Passover Festival which was followed by the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For many of the country folk, it...
Sugar-coating Our Defeats

Adam and Christ

Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it by the washing of water by the Word. Ephesians 5:25, 26 KJV Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the...
Sugar-coating Our Defeats

An Appetite to Please the Lord

It was a very important day. The old king had called a special meeting of all his royal officials, palace staff and diplomats. All the country’s VIPs were there. Speculation was probably rampant about whether the king himself would be well enough to address the...
Sugar-coating Our Defeats

The Tables Turned

“…Which in his times He shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.” 1Timothy 6:15 KJV “…Which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of...
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