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“For this is the love of God, that we keep

His commandments, and His commandments

are not grievous.” (1 John 5:3).

The only time that God’s commandments 

are grievous – is when I want my will more

 than His will.

What Radical believers See:

When everyone saw a giant – David saw a midget! (1 Samuel 17:43-47).

When everyone saw lions – Daniel saw kitty cats! (Daniel 6:16-33).

When everyone saw fire – three Jews saw Jesus! (Daniel 3:25).

When Elisha’s servant saw the enemy rising up – Elisha saw horses 

and chariots of fire round about them! (2 Kings 6:14-17).

When everyone saw the cross – Jesus saw the crown! (Acts 7:56).

“Make thee an ark … the length of the ark shall be 

three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits,

and the height of it thirty cubits” (Genesis 6:14-15).

The people of Noah’s day no doubt thought that

he was some kind of religious nut-cake. But he did.

He built an ark 450 ft. x 75ft. x 45ft. Yes, and he did

it with a handful of unskilled workers; they didn’t 

even have a blueprint to work off of.  The Lord God 

eventually sent a flood and destroyed all of the 

people. But  He does have a blueprint for living 

(the Bible). It is too bad that more people do not 

read it.

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of

your mouth, but that which is good to the use

of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the

hearers” (Ephesians 4:29). In my view, profanity

is never appropriate, Not ever. It grieves

my spirit when I hear children curse and use

coarse language, and woman cursing like 

sailors. So too, I think that it is disgraceful when

Christians use worldly and uncalled for language. 

Concerning the language of the street, one man 

comments, “Cursing is the effort of a feeble

mind trying to express itself.” – what can I say?

“And the children of Israel departed at that time,

every man of his tribe and to his family, and they

went out from there every man to his inheritance”

(Judges 21:24). Talk about scary: every man gett-

ing what belonged to him; hence, every man getting

what he richly deserved, even a glorious inheritance.

Now if you are a godly person you have nothing to

dread, for your inheritance is the Lord. But if you

are an ungodly and worldly person – guess what your

inheritance will be? (Luke 16:19-31).

“And the children of Israel departed at that time,

every man of his tribe and to his family, and they

went out from there every man to his inheritance”

(Judges 21:24). Talk about scary: every man gett-

ing what belonged to him; hence, every man getting

what he richly deserved, even a glorious inheritance.

Now if you are a godly person you have nothing to

dread, for your inheritance is the Lord. But if you

are an ungodly and worldly person – guess what your

inheritance will be? (Luke 16:19-31).

“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25). Nothing much has changed since 

those words were uttered by the man of 

God, except to say that it gets worse as men’s 

hearts grow darker and more unholy. Since men

refuse to let the Lord God rule over them as the 

king of their lives, the only god they know is the

god of self. But he is not much of a bargain as far 

as bargains are concerned. Nor is his kingdom 

much of a reward. One day he will have to vac-

ate his little kingdom of self-centeredness and 

submit to a King who is more Wiser and Power-

ful than he could ever hope to be:even Jesus 

Christ the precious and lovely Son of God.

“If we have forgotten the name of our God,

or stretched out our hands to a strange 

god…” (Psalm 44:20). Pardon me for laughing,

but not only has America and the rest of the 

world forgotten the name of the Lord God, 

but they have gone so far as to forget Him 

altogether. This psalm should have begun 

with “since,” not “If,  The psalmist wrote,

“Wherefore do you hide your face, and

forget our affliction and our supplication”

(Psalm 44:24). God never hides His face 

from anyone – WE HIDE OUR FACES FROM

HIM. 

“You prepare for me a table in the presence 

of my enemies…” (Psalm 23:5). The Lord

God will not share His table with us if we 

persist in feasting on the devil’s goodies, 

and marching in his parade of stubborn-

ness and rebellion. We need to fight him,

not join his ranks. It is one thing to have 

just one enemy, but many enemies; now

that makes you a pretty bad dude. Either 

that, or you are a troublemaker that needs 

to be controlled. If it is your tongue that 

gets you into trouble, it might be a good 

idea to cut it off (Matthew 5:29-30) be-

for the Lord God is forced to help you

to curb your unruly tongue.

“Through You we will push down our enemies:

through Your name will we tread them under 

that rise up against us” (Psalm 44:5). Some 

folks like to boast how powerful they are; 

however, when Satan gets in their face they 

generally run from him in fear. As for pushing 

down the enemy and treading him under foot, 

it is mostly window dressing and a false confession.

 We are to put on the full armor of God

(Ephesians 6:13-18) not trip over it running from

Satan and our fears. We are to overcome Satan-

not be overcome by him.

“The plowers plowed up my back: they 

made long their furrows” (Psalm 129:3).    

These words apply to the suffering of 

our Lord Jesus on the cross, but they

apply equally as well to anyone who 

dares to live for Jesus.  One man

recently commented, “I used to be an 

angel until the backbiters bit off both 

of my wings.” But that is nothing strange 

or new if you love and serve Jesus – so 

don’t be surprised when it happens to you; 

even to those who are willing to suffer for

His cause (James 1:2-3,12).

“Surely I have stilled and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my 

soul is even as a weaned child.” (Psalm 31:2). It is wonderful to relax in the presence 

of the Lord and quiet yourself before Him. If the children of the living God ever got to the place where they were quiet and satisfied, He would probably give out a great sigh of relief. But seeing we are a long way from that day, all He can do is sigh and wait for that glorious day to arrive. Come Lord Jesus, come.

“I beheld the transgressors and was grieved: because they kept not your

word” (Psalm 119:158). Such is the cry of intercessors; those who are

grieved over the sins of others, as well as their own. Conversely, it

might be well for all of us to take our eyes off of people and

concentrate on staying close to the Lord God, for if we are not careful,

He will behold us and be grieved at what He sees in our lives –

think about it!

“Rulers persecute me without a cause, 

but my heart trembles at your word” 

(Psalm 119:161). As of now the world is 

proud and cocky, but there will come a 

day in which they will experience a tremb-

ling they will never forget, when God’s 

Son, Jesus, comes to town. The prophet 

Isaiah wrote, “… but to this  man will I

look, even to him that is of a poor and 

contrite spirit, and trembles at my word” 

Isaiah 66:2). Anyone who reads God’s 

word and does not tremble at some of 

the things He says, should not be taken

seriously -and  should be considered to

be a fool of the highest order! 

“Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,

and are counted as small dust of a balance:

behold, He takes up the isles as a very little 

thing” (Isaiah 40:15). The question is this: How 

big is God? Just as important, how big will you

let Him be in your heart, in your faith, in your 

thinking – and, especially, in your life?

Just a Thought: Jesus sets us free –

crucifixion keeps us Free.