Posts by George Stiekes
Our Incomparable, Sovereign, Holy, and Majestic God
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: He is to be feared above all gods (Psalm 96:4). Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, Who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto Thee (Psalm 71:19)! From the book, Knowledge of the Holy, A. W. Tozer indicates that we…
Read MoreCan God Find Fruit on Your Fig Tree?
A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none (Luke 13:6). Jesus spoke the parable of the fig tree as a picture of Israel nationally. For three years, the tree produced no fruit. Therefore, doom faced the nation; three years of fruitlessness meant…
Read MoreSpiritual Maturity
Be ye therefore perfect… (Matthew 5:48). Let us therefore, as many as be perfect… (Philippians 3:15). But let patience have her perfect work, that YE MAY BE PERFECT… (James 1:4). We can translate the word for perfect as complete or mature. The context of Philippians 3:15 relates to becoming like Christ. It indicates that it…
Read MoreThe Most Important Truth in Life
When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; WHAT IS MAN, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visits him? Psalm 8:3-4 I wrote a devotional piece recently on the WILL OF GOD. It is a very important…
Read MoreThe Voice of God
Jesus prayed, Father, glorify Thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to Him. John 12:28 On three occasions a voice came from heaven and…
Read MorePersonal Commitments for a New Year
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your LORD doth come. Matthew 24:42 It is traditional at this time of the year to reflect on what has been, and to be thankful for another opportunity to make changes that will make the future much better. It is easy to remember the failures of the…
Read MoreReading Your Bible
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his god, to keep all the words of this law and these statues to do them. Deuteronomy 17:191 There is not a command in Scripture to read the Bible every…
Read MorePure Religion
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27 The word “religion” is defined as “the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.” It can also…
Read MoreThe Ordinances of Men – Good and Evil
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God… I Peter 2:13-15a There…
Read MoreThe Damage Resulting From Sin
He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 At Calvary, all our sins were placed on Christ. Only through His sacrificial death can we be healed of our sinful condition. Every sin that you…
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