Browsing Archive: June, 2016

The Graciouseness Of God

Posted by David Puffer on Monday, June 20, 2016,

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him. Ps...
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Pentecost

Posted by David Puffer on Monday, June 13, 2016,

Jeremiah 31:31-32 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord."

It has been 50 days since Passover and now we come to Pentecost – Shavuot (Weeks.)

Shavuot looks back to the giving of t...

A House Divided

Posted by David Puffer on Wednesday, June 8, 2016,

"If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark 3:24-25

What did Jesus mean by this statement?

The issue under discussion by Jesus is “division.”

The enemy attacks the house of God from without and from within.

He knows that his attack from outside will be more successful if the house is weakened by suspicion and disputes.

God has given us knowledge of Satan’s methods through...