For Moms
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” – Proverbs 3:27 {ESV} Wishing a very happy Mother’s Day to all who have been blessed of God to qualify as such, I am sharing a few thoughts today about moms. Our world today is…
Dare Me Not To Trust Him
“The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands.” –Psalm 138:8 {ESV} This was written by a praising man. This was written by a convinced man. This man was convinced concerning the reliability of his God. Oh, by the way, this…
Previously Evaluated and Deemed Acceptable
“And to the one who does not work but trusts Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.” –Romans 4:5 {ESV} For years my children have both been graded on a daily basis. I remember Alicia coming home from 1st grade and announcing proudly to me, “I didn’t move any sticks today!”…
What Should We Think?
Taking a day to ponder the death of Muslim terrorist, Usama bin Laden, I decided to share some of my thoughts concerning the events of Sunday evening which culminated in the end of his earthly life. There is a part of me that seeks to feel satisfied with his extermination. Undoubtedly, this man was as…
A Necessary Exchange
“They cast down their crowns before the throne.” –Revelation 4:10b {ESV} The activity described above in Heaven must become the activity on earth for you and for me. The scene in Revelation chapter four is not only worthy of our study, it is worthy of our emulation. In the perfect worship service – no sin,…
Motion With Devotion
“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, and call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” – Psalm 50:14-15 {ESV} When we find ourselves undermotivated, listless and easily distracted it benefits us greatly for another to simply tell…
I Have A Fever But Don’t Think Of Laying Hands On Me For Healing!
It’s all futile. There is no use of my avoiding it any longer. Now is the time to look the cold hard reality right in the face and admit something. My wife just told me that this happens to me every year but I decried to her that she is operating in utter falsehood and…
Riding Out The Storm
He commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea…He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.” –Psalm 107:25, 29 {ESV} Unsure of what the next few hours will bring I thought it good to write this evening as destructive storms have ravaged our…
When Faith Gets Foggy
“And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him. And He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when He had spit on his eyes and laid His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you…
My King!
“His countenance was as the sun shining in its strength. And when I saw Him, I fell at his feet as dead. And He laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive…