Author: Robin Tincher

There are many things that I look forward to writing about, but my pen is lead by prayer. I would never want to appear as a puffed up person. I just don’t want to be that wicked servant who buried her one talent in the sand, (Matt. 25:14-30).

As I was in the process of reading the book of Luke, I came to the last verse in chapter 14, and I could not continue on. For days I would pick up my Bible, but I could not read forward. As I meditated on these scriptures, It felt like Jesus was encouraging me to live a sold out life, no matter who thinks that I am a fanatic. The last words in these scriptures are, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear”.

In these last days, I hear a lot of teachings on prosperity, (seed faith, plant a seed expect a harvest), but I fear that this takes away from the simplicity that is in Christ, (2Cor. 11:3). This is a dangerous teaching. What if things in this life never change? This is not what knowing Christ is about. We should be rich toward God (Luke 12:15-23). What about the many things that the apostle Paul and many others suffered? When they became weak, God became strong inside of them. As I was reading in  Luke 14, verses 26-35, I see the call to carry my cross, no matter what the cost. Have we considered the possible cost, and still chose Christ? Do we love Him most of all?

In the last two verses of this chapter in Luke, I found it interesting that salt that has lost it’s flavor is not even fit to throw on a pile of poop. Yes, that is what it says. Do you have ears to hear?

I did a word study on salt, and found that not only was it used in food for humans and animals, it was also used to throw on the dunghill to speed up the decomposition of dung (poop). More interesting than that, Lev. 2:13 states that, “every grain offering of yours moreover, ye shall season with salt”, which is called “the salt of your covenant with your God “. Salt was the symbol of a covenant, and the salt of the sacrifice was symbolic of self surrender to the Lord, and a repellent of hypocrisy and sin.

I think that this was an encouraging word from the Lord. No matter if the world see’s us sold out Christians as fanatics, God see’s us as salt that has not lost it’s flavor. We are in covenant with a God that is more real than a rainbow! He is our God, and we are His people! We have counted the cost, and still chose Christ. We understand that the disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord (Matt. 10:24). In this world we will suffer persecution.

Help us Lord that we would not become lukewarm (Rev. 3:16). Please widen the path under our feet, lest we fall (Psalm 18:36). It is by your strength that we stand. Amen

As I pondered about the domain name for this blog site, I wanted a name that meant something to me. The significance of myheartburnswithinme is in Luke 24: 13-32, verse 32 states, ” Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us, and while he opened to us  the scriptures.”

I spent so many years of my life in a dark and lonely place. I just wanted the Lord to take me home. Many times I even asked Him, ” why don’t you ever take me?”. I now believe in all of my heart, that He had a thing to teach me. That thing is, ” it’s not about just living and dying, but it is about the journey.” I’m not saying that everyday is an easy day. I am saying that even when I am facing a trial, there is an excitement in my spirit to see what God will do today.

This reminds of Mark 8:14-22, Jesus asked his disciples, ” When I brake five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up?”, and they said seven. In verse 21, He asks them, ” How is it that ye don’t understand?”. As I wake up each day, and behold all of the great and mighty things that God has done for me, ” how could it be that I would not understand”?

I have come to realize that my peace-of-mind is my biggest asset. This is a peace that the world cannot give. I am reminded in John 14:27 that I do not have to be afraid, Jesus has left his peace with me. I know that in this world, I will have tribulation, but I do have good cheer, because my life is hid in Christ and He has overcome this world (John 16:33). Amen, (which means, so be it)

There are many great, and awesome things that God has done for me. Many times he has moved on my behalf, and I have even seen miracles. These things have grown my faith, and made my journey an exciting and happy one. It is my hope that others will find enjoyment as I reflect on those memories, and reach ahead to the future. Life really is about the journey.

This is my first post, and I am very excited to have a space to share the strength, excitement, joy, and peace that I find in reading the word of God.  It is my heartfelt hope that others may find encouragement in these words.

I have been told that I am a pillar of strength. I feel quite the contrary. People that know me well, are amazed that my elevator still goes up, and the lights are still on. The truth is, the word of God has rescued me. It is like fire shut up in my bones. This reminds me of a passage in the book of Luke, where Jesus speaks of a reed shaken in the wind. This is a representation of someone who is dense (dimly lit), and spiritually weak. It was not a representation of John, and it is not a representation of me. John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” What did they think that they would see?