https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app This is my portfolio RSS feed https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-04-05 ## Notes from Isaiah Relevant to Resurrection Sunday Today *Chapters 42 & 43* - A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench. (42:3) - This verse should be uplifting to those of us beaten down in spirit, feeling the weight of sin and the burden of our shortcomings. But before expanding on this, first look at the next verse: - “New things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.” (42:9) - This is a quote from God himself. The verse strongly points to the coming of Christ and his redemptive mission on Earth, many hundreds of years before it happened. The Gospel was absolutely “new” to the Old Testament dispensation as believed by the Jews. - And it is the Gospel message that restores the bruised reed and fans the flame of the faintly burning wick. - Regarding the Gospel message, check out the following verse in the next chapter, one of the most powerful and direct statements by God as to how and why he saves us: - “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” (43:25) - He does it for his own sake, i.e. because he doesn’t want to remember our shortfalls before him any more than we want to. And in the process of this, though faith, we are made holy. We are sanctified and saved. - This Easter, may my family and friends, all of us, be reminded of the importance and magnitude of what Jesus did on the Cross. This is the ultimate “new thing” spoken of by God in Isaiah. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-03-11 ## The Titus Ten *Chapter 8, “Mission”* - “Someone who ‘accepts Jesus’ and continues in his old life, might have ‘accepted’ something, but he is not a follower of Jesus Christ.” (Pg 166) - This is a hard saying, but it makes sense. The seed that falls in the shallow dirt, sprouts quickly, and immediately withers. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-03-10 ## The Titus Ten *Chapter 9 concluded, “Zeal”* 1. “The more we go after God, the more God’s Spirit puts a zeal in our spirit.” (Pg 194) - All day, every day. It can’t be less than this. 2. “One of our primary motives in fighting sin should be our desire to be zealous for God.” (Pg 195) - And this is why it can’t be less than “all day, every day,” because, if it is less than that, the door for sin opens. 3. “You must actively pursue things that fuel the fire of zeal for God and actively kill those things that put the fire out.” (Pg 195) - And if the door to sin opens, the fire is going to go out. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-03-09 ## The Titus Ten *Chapter 9 continued, “Zeal”* 1. “Zeal is a work God must do and a work we must pursue.” (Pg 192) - Point being that this is something you don’t just idly hope for or passively pray for. Action and attentiveness is needed. 2. “We have as much of God as we actually want.” (Pg 192, quoting A.W. Tozer) - This is a deep statement. If it’s true, and I think it is, the term “dry season” when referring to one’s spiritual stance at any one moment is probably overused. For me then, many, if not most, of my “dry seasons” have been due to lack of pursuit. - And pursuit must mean more than just daily morning meditation time. Such time is obviously *essential* for learning scriptural truth while starting the day on firm footing. Every believer should do this. But it can’t end there, only to be reset the next morning. Pursuit needs to be something done all day every day. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-03-08-welcome A first note about why this site exists. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/2026-03-08 ## The Titus Ten *Chapter 9, “Zeal”* 1. “It is possible to have a zeal for God and go to hell.” (Pg 183) - This is a heavy statement. The author (Josh Smith) uses as an example the zealous religious leaders who condemned Jesus to death. 2. “A zeal that does not accord with knowledge is dangerous and destructive.” (Pg 183) - Modern history especially has many examples of this. 3. “A head full of knowledge, a heart full of passion, and a life full of action - that is godly zeal. And that is what God has saved you for.” (Pg 186) - *And this quote from this morning is what spurred me to action today, to begin this website for my family.* Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT