It Starts Small

Category: Sin

  • Spiritual Separation From God

    Unaddressed sin creates spiritual separation from God, as highlighted in Isaiah 59:2. Biblical examples, like Adam and Eve and King David, demonstrate this relational break. However, through Jesus’ sacrifice, believers can experience reconciliation. Reflecting on personal sin can foster healing and restore fellowship with God, emphasizing the importance of confession…

  • The Compounding Effects

    The content explores the progressive nature of sin, illustrating how unchecked desires lead to escalating sinful behaviors, ultimately resulting in spiritual death and community impact. It highlights biblical examples like Cain and David, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and overcoming sin to prevent a destructive cycle in one’s life and…

  • The Deceitfulness of Sin

    Sin’s greatest power lies in its deception, leading individuals to perceive small compromises as harmless. The Bible warns that such deceit hardens hearts against God and ultimately results in pain and spiritual death. Through various scriptures and biblical examples, it highlights sin’s ability to mislead and destroy, urging vigilance and…

  • Deal with Sin Immediately

    Ephesians 4:26-27 emphasizes the importance of addressing anger righteously to prevent the devil from gaining a foothold in one’s life. It encourages prompt resolution of conflict, constructive communication, and self-reflection. By managing anger effectively, individuals avoid allowing small issues to develop into larger sins that can disrupt relationships and spiritual…

  • Fruit of Corrupted Wisdom: The expression of Rebellion and Rejection of God

    God’s Word provides detailed explanation of Heavenly wisdom, which leads to godliness, or earthy demonic wisdom which leads to corruption. In this passage, Paul has points out how mankind has no excuses for rejecting God. God has made Himself plain enough, in creation itself, that we ought to seek Him.…

  • Joseph – the power of the presence of God

    The story of Joseph in the pursuit of righteousness teaches that relying on God’s presence and power enables one to resist temptation. Joseph’s refusal to sin against his master and God demonstrates love and reverence for God, leading to a fleeing from temptation. This exemplifies maturity in faith and serves…

  • God comes to us first.

    One of the most beautiful love stories comes from the book of Ruth. The layers and depth of that book is amazing! On the surface we read Boaz was Ruth first. Then he pursued her. Its a deeper picture of God’s love for us. We must first recognize that ALL our love is in…

  • Two Directions.

    We make our lives complicated. This verse expresses and explains the simplicity of God. All of God’s principles and expectations are simple, but we like to “human” things up as I say. We complicate and nit pick, pick apart everything God has to say and respond… but God?!? Paul lays it out as…

  • Rain that Renews

    Hosea was one of the minor prophets. This does not make the book of Hosea lessor because it is shorter. Interestingly, Hosea’s name means “salvation,” and it is appropriate for the book of Hosea. Hosea was possibly one of two prophets writing from the northern tribe of Israel (Jonah was the other). Hosea was…

  • No Peace for the Wicked

    There has been a major change over the last two years. My level of tiredness has decreased to a level of zero. I actually sleep and get rest at night. When I wake up, I am renewed in my strength and ready to go. I used to have dark circles under my eyes and…