Posts by BFLW
“…therefore choose life…”
The phrase “therefore choose life” is taken from Deuteronomy 30 where Moses is addressing the people of Israel one of his last times before his demise. It comes after a gauntlet of decisions is presented to them demanding for them to choose whether to serve the Lord or to follow the world. Verse 15 sets…
Read MoreFebruary 2020 Prayer Letter
Psalms 127; 3 = “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord; and the fruit of the womb is His reward.” The word translated “heritage” is from the Hebrew word “nachalah” and is often translated “inheritance”, or even more properly “a heirloom”. In other words, God gives children to parents as His gift to carry…
Read MoreJanuary 2020 Prayer Letter
Ecclesiastes 3:1 = “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” The word “time” actually refers to a period of existence. In other words, “an occasion where something might happen.” The year 2020 is a leap year so that means the year will have an extra 24…
Read MoreWhen the Foundations are Destroyed-Part 2
As noted in the title, this is the conclusion for the December 2019 devotion for Baptists for Life of Wisconsin. You may want to read or review part 1 before you proceed. In secularism, the moral basis for government is man’s depraved nature and distorted sense of right and wrong, apart from God’s Law. There are obviously…
Read MoreDecember 2019 Prayer Letter
Isaiah 9:6 = “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:…” Those were profound prophet- ical words passed on to us through the prophet, Isaiah revealing to us God’s plan of providing for mankind a Savior that would deliver us from the penalty of our sins and give us the assuring hope…
Read MoreWhen the Foundations are Destroyed
Just over two hundred and forty-three years ago, on the Fourth of July, 57 men signed the Declaration of Independence, the founding document that created the American republic. These delegates represented about 3 million people grouped in a series of 13 colonies along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Interestingly, they were all wanted men, sought by the…
Read MoreNovember 2019 Prayer Letter
Psalms 56:3 = “What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.” One thing that seems to stand out to me as I read the Psalms is that the writers are very aware of the presence of God and they are taking into account what He desires of them. As I serve as chaplain…
Read MoreOctober 2019 Prayer Letter
I Corinthians 5:10 = “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ….” When the apostle Paul penned these words under the inspiration of God, he considered this a positive thought. In verse 8 he declares “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to be Human?
According to Professor C. E. Joan, a human is nothing but: “Fat enough for seven bars of soap; Iron enough for one medium-sized nail; Sugar enough for seven cups of tea; Lime enough to whitewash one chicken coop; Phosphorus enough to tip two thousand two hundred matches; Magnesium enough for one dose of salts; Potash…
Read MoreSeptember 2019 Prayer Letter
Proverbs 3:9 & 1= “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine in-crease: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” I just finished filling out a donation letter to VCY America for their upcoming “Days of Praise” share-a-thon. Nancy and…
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