Persecution Prospers, Sin Brings Ruin

August 15, 2021

Acts 12:1-2 (KJV) Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

If you think that anyone can get away with evil practices and choices that go against the nature of God, think again. Sometimes it may seem if someone you are familiar with can repeatedly sin against God without feeling any heat or seemingly facing ...

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15
AUG
2021

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

Christian blog, consequences of sin

Sin is Never A Bargain

March 15th, 2019

Sin is Never A Bargain

1 Peter 2:24 (KJB) Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Sin is expensive to the sinner.

Sin is expensive to everyone; strangers, friends, acquaintances and family members around a person choosing to sin. An individual is always affected by second-hand consequences of sin.

Sin is expensive for every spiritually lost soul.

Sin was never ...

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15
MAR
2019

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

1 Peter 2:24, consequences of sin, cost of sin, lost spiritual souls, separated from fellowship with God, sin

If Her Fruit Departs

February 24th, 2019

If Her Fruit Departs

Exodus 21:22-25 (KJB) If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. ²³ And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, ²⁴ Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, ²⁵ Burning for ...

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24
FEB
2019

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

abortion, consequences of sin, Exodus 21:22-25, fruit departs, intent of God's Law, wounding a pregnant woman

Condemned Already

November 10th, 2018

Condemned Already

John 3:18 (KJB) He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

A person who does not believe in things of God is already condemned and set to die rather than to live forever.

Condemnation is not a work of God but naturally arises when a person chooses to not believe in God. It is a natural ...

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10
NOV
2018

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

believe in God, censure, condemnation, consequences of sin, conviction of sin, John 3:18

The Prophecy Promptly Came to Pass

July 25th, 2018

The Prophecy Promptly Came to Pass

Daniel 4:33 (KJB) The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

King Nebuchadnezzar was an evil ruler. His heart was naturally dark, being filled with the presence of evil and sin. Through his uncouth experiences, we can ...

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25
JUL
2018

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

consequences of sin, Daniel, Daniel 4:33, King Nebuchadnezzar, prophecy, wrath of God against sin

Singing About the Lord in Captivity

June 8th, 2018

Singing About the Lord in Captivity

Psalm 137:3-4 (KJB) For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. ⁴ How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?

These scripture verses are speaking of a time when the Israelite’s, God’s chosen people, were taken captive for seventy years. This captivity was a result of their repeated ...

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8
JUN
2018

Devotions, Take Up Your Cross

a song in your heart, consequences of sin, God, Psalm 137:3-4, serving sin, sin, singing the Lord's song

A Living and breathing Sign

Are you living with your spiritual eyes and ears wide open?

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:13-14 KJV)

The virgin birth of the Lord was prophesied or announced many places in the Bible ...

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24
DEC
2016

Devotions

birth of Jesus Christ, consequences of sin, Isaiah 7:13-14 KJV, personal relationship with God, sign from God, sin, virgin birth

Sin Quickly Stifles and Burdens

October 13th, 2016

Sin Quickly Stifles and Burdens

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: (Isaiah 5:18 KJV)

Many people are dragging around excess baggage while trying hard to live the Christian life. This often leads man to live a weak and ineffective spiritual life at best. It can also cause some to wrongly proclaim they personally know God but in reality, have only been intellectually introduced to Him and never ...

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13
OCT
2016

Take Up Your Cross

baggage of sin, burdens, consequences of sin, Isaiah 5:18 KJV, sin, weight of sin

Sin Is Serious and Often Has Lingering Consequences

January 18th 2016

Sin Is Serious and Often Has Lingering Consequences

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. (Genesis 21:11 KJV)

The Bible is very clear throughout the cannon of scripture that man reaps exactly what he sows in life. Abraham’s life was greatly affected because of his liaison with Hagar, who by the way his wife’s handmaiden. Not only was Abraham’s life affected, but so were the lives of his wife Sarah, Hagar, and Ishmael.

Rather than ...

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18
JAN
2016

Take Up Your Cross

Abraham, consequences of sin, Genesis 21:11 KJV, Hagar, Ishmael, Sara, sin

Bathsheba A Beautiful Woman

A Naked Bathing Beauty Who was Chosen to Bear a Future King

Bathsheba was on her rooftop uncovered and bathing to purify herself from her uncleanness in the cool of the evening. It is not clearly known if she understood she could be seen, and that she was being eyed by David from upon a terrace above. However, Bathsheba was a married woman whose husband was gone at the moment serving among troops on the battlefield and at ...

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22
APR
2015

Devotions

Bathsheba, consequences of sin, David, KJV Bible, KJV devotions, lust of the flesh, sin, Solomon, Uriah the Hitite

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