Fear of Man

Deuteronomy 1:17

"You shall not show partiality in judgment;

you shall hear the small and the great alike.

You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God's.

The case that is too hard for you,

you shall bring to me and I will hear it."

The Disciples

Question:

After Jesus gave up His spirit and they actually laid Him in the tomb, what do you think the disciples felt; what did they think about the Man they thought would overthrow the Roman contingent in Jerusalem?

What might you have felt, if you had been one of His disciples?

Good Friday

What does Good Friday mean to you?

Palm Sunday

What is most spiritually significant to you about this day?

My Mom

On February 25th, my mom Betty Geer (from Lake Charles) went to be with the Lord. She died peacefully in the hospital with my sister Karen and my niece Lori at her side.

As only God could orchestrate, my mom prayed to receive Christ on the Saturday before her death on Thursday. (She had prayed before, but the "fruit" of her interactions with family did not reflect her converstion(s).)

One of the greatest ways to honor the death of our parents is to choose to equally and amicably disperse the material things they left behind. I am very thankful for my extended family.

The Real Enemy

Amazingly some Christians do not believe in the existence of evil or the fallen angel, Lucifer, i.e., Satan. Most Christians don't struggle in accepting the existence of Biblical characters like: Adam and Eve; Saul and David; the prophets; Paul, Peter, and the other apostles. We believe in Bible stories including: Creation, Noah's ark and the flood, Jericho, Passover, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So, why do we struggle with the concept of evil, fallen angels, and the Devil. Perhaps, it's because such concentrated evil is inconceivable.

There are several names which describe this evil being:

• Satan
• Devil
• Prince of the power of the air
• Ruler of this world
• A disguised angel of light
• The evil one
• The serpent

There are several adjectives which describe him:

• Deceiver
• Seducer
• Liar
• Father of all lies
• Accuser of the brethren
• Enticer

Perhaps we choose not to believe in his existence because we give him too much power in our minds. Perhaps we forget that, "He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world."

Regardless, it is imperative for us to wake up to the schemes of the Evil one. His greatest tactics are: (1) to trick Christians into believing that God is not good; or (2) at the very least, that's God's goodness ebbs and flows depending on His erratic dispositions and our individual performances and short-comings; and (3) that evil does not exist, nor does Satan, himself, exist. All of these are lies!!!!

One of my favorite Murphy-isms is, "God is good, always good, and can never be anything but good." Another one is, "Either God is perfectly good, or He doesn't exist."

It is imperative that we settle who our spiritual enemy is.