FROM THE KEYBOARD

Satan's primary goal is to get us to think independently from God's authority. By doing so, he can make truth relative and morals subjective. Our present culture is a perfect picture of this landslide. Thus, let us stay committed to the Word so as to bring God's righteous standard to our world. "Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day" (I Kings 8:61).

When we place our faith in Christ, nothing in life can replace His life. You see, when we have Him, we lack nothing and need nothing. "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want" (Psalm 23:1).

The tribulation of this world cannot move you when it is the grace of God that grips you. "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God" (Acts 20:24).

The only way to overcome this fallen world is to be fully satisfied by the risen Lord. Because when we taste and see that He is good, we will consequentially lose our appetite for the world. "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him" (Psalm 34:8).

You can live for the applause of man or the approval of God, but you can't do both. Make your choice and know that your choice will make you. "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe" (Proverbs 29:25).

When God's voice increases in your life, His presence & peace increases in your life. How do you hear God's voice? You hear His voice when you heed His Word, b/c God's voice is always consistent with His Word. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God" (Romans 10:17).