Study Desk

We long to be given our inheritance as children of God. We will have new bodies and a new life free of pain and suffering. Those who ride for him hold onto this hope since it was given to us when we saddled up for him. We need this hope because we don't have what God promised us yet.

Israel has become an enemy of the good news. But their loss is your gain for now. Yet, God still loves them because of the grandpappies Abe, Isaac, and Jake.

I haven't made it to y'all yet because I've been so busy doing these things and riding these pastures and canyons.

But I was restless because my pard, Titus, hadn't showed up yet. So I saddled up and headed for Macedonia to find him.

We are surrounded by things that could kill us, but we ain't even been whipped yet. We may not know what we're doing, but we know better than to give up.

We are shunned everywhere we go. They act like they don't know us, but they do. We ride the canyon edge of death every single day, but nonetheless, here we are. They've stomped a mud hole in us, but they ain't been able to kill us yet.

Our hearts are broken, yet we are filled with joy. We have nothing anyone has, but everything they want.

We have given y'all our lives, but yet y'all hold back. We've given everything and y'all have given nothing.

I guess I should say that if you think that's what strength is, then my crew is just a bunch of pansies. We'd never treat y'all like that.But whatever they can brag about, I can brag about too! (I'm talking facetiously again if you haven't caught on yet.)

Y'all know I didn't ask for anything while I was there. Yet, some of you still think I somehow tricked y'all into doing something you didn't want to do.

When I was there before, I warned those who were still sinning. I may not be there yet, but let me offer another warning to stop before I arrive. If it is still happening when I get there, they will be dealt with accordingly.

But that plan ain't done yet! When the right time comes, everything will be brought together under the brand of Jesus. Everything in heaven and everything on earth will wear Christ's brand.

Now, I ain't put a loop on all of this yet. For some of it I haven't even taken down my rope, but I'm already tied on and I've got my eye on Jesus just like he had his eye on me.

I want y'all to know how hard I'm riding for y'all and the others in Laodicea. This also includes all the cowboys who I have yet to meet personally.

And we ain't done yet! Teach them younger cowboys to be responsible and wise.

You gave them authority over all things."When God said "all things", he meant all things. But this hasn't come to pass yet.

If you ain't got out of the round pen yet, you don't know how to take on the tough trails of a ride with God.

Even though Levi hadn't been born yet, he was inside Abraham when he paid the tithe to Mel.

And if you keep on keepin' on, you'll make a top hand yet. There won't be nothin' you won't be able to tackle or ride.

You want and want, yet do not have; you slay and lust, but you cannot get; you start fights and argue over everything. You don't have what you really need because you don't ask for it.