Study Desk

It's true! This light shines in our hearts, but this gift is like a treasure in an old worn out feed sack that could tear open at any moment. God did this on purpose to show it's his power that sustains us, not what we can accomplish.

People are always out to get us, but God never leaves our side. We might get knocked down, but we always get up.

God brought Jesus back from the dead and he will do the same for us. We will all be gathered together one day to stand before him.

All of this is for y'all. Everything we do, everything we say, everything we go through, is for y'all. And God's grace is reaching more and more cowboys every single day. One day, there will be a great celebration and God will receive the glory he is due.

This wall tent we live in here will one day be taken down and put away. What we will get is a brand-new body in heaven that won't flap, sag, or tear. God is going to do us up just right.

These tents we live in here groan, sigh, and complain, but we ain't trying to shuck 'em before God is through with us. We know the times coming and we can't wait to put on our new duds.

Having something made specifically for us from God is something special. We know it's waiting on us because the Holy Spirit was the guarantee sent to us as a promise of what's to come.

So, here's the secret, if we are here or there, the goal is to please God.

If you thought we were genuinely crazy, it is for the glory of God. But if you thought we were sane, it was for you.

It's because of this that we no longer judge people by their looks or their breeding. Shoot, there was a time not too long ago when we judged Jesus by human standards, too. But now we know he was one with God.

God was working through Jesus when he had him die for our sins and the narrow gate was flung open. This wonderful message has the power to change our relationship with God from being an enemy to a son.

We represent the brand in all we say and do. God is spreading his message through his cowboys. We tell it just like Jesus told us to when we say, "Quit your sorry ways and come back to God!"

God swapped his perfect son for our sorry ways so we could be right with him through what Jesus did for us.

Don't you realize the gift you've been given to be able to cowboy for God? Don't waste your new opportunity by living like you used to.

God said, "Just in the nick of time, I heard you cry out for help and I saved you."Now is the time to listen. Today is the day to be saved.

Jesus and the devil ain't pards, so how can you still ride with someone who sneers at God and his ways.

You wouldn't find Greek idols in God's casa, would you? Well, then why do you have idols. Don't you know you are God's casa now?Remember, the Boss said, "I'm gonna live in 'em and ride among them. I'm gonna be their God and they're gonna be my cowboys.

Listen to me, cowboys. We have these amazing promises from God so we should always do the best we can to stay away from things he tells us to stay away from. If you truly respect the brand, then you will strive to live holy lives.

But God, who always lifts up those who've been knocked down, sure helped us out when he sent Titus to us.

God will allow a little bit of pain that will produce a whole lot of change. God wants you to have sorrow that will help you turn away from sin and turn to him. And when we turn to him, then we are saved. But beware of worldly sorrow! Worldly sorrow is pain without repentance and that results in death.