Humility Let’s face it, being humble or having humility provides others the opportunity to get one up on us, embarrass us, belittle us, degrade us, and so much more. We live in a fallen world, and even though we have been redeemed as believers, the flesh is so strong. It wants its way, to not […]
Hardships of Job and Paul In the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Teth, in Psalm 119, we see an amazing thing. Most of us like to believe that God does not inflict anything on us but that everything that happens, especially negative, is caused by others or the evil one. We saw in Job […]
Serve the Lord Why would Peter’s mother-in-law do this? Well, it says she had received healing from Jesus at her home. “He touched her hand, and the fever left her” (vs. 15a). Wouldn’t you be moved to serve someone that had provided healing for you, physically, emotionally or spiritually? I can’t pass this up. He […]
Eternal salvation If you could take one scripture in all of the New Testament that amplifies the gospel message, this is it. And if there’s any doubt in your mind as to whether you have eternal salvation, examine this closely. Jesus speaking to the crowd and his disciples, so it is Spirit-filled truth. It is […]
Word, prayer, and fellowship Reflect on your daily lifestyle. Is it all business as usual, humdrum routine, or does it have some zip in it? Spending time in the ‘court’ of God early in the morning will add that zip. No matter what comes your way. It’s truly incredible how much better our life is, […]
Grace upon grace This past weekend, Joanne and I journeyed 10 hours to Birmingham to see our family, especially our second great-grandchild, Elijah. During the first minute or two, we were gazing upon this gift from God, wondering who he looked like and other things that run through a great-grandparent’s mind. He and others were […]
Salvation After you receive salvation by grace through faith, what would be your obvious number one mission? Well, actually, it is a two-part mission. Singing praises to his name and telling others of his salvation. There’s not really another option provided in scripture. That is, unless you want to be disobedient and rob yourself of […]
Before God brought creation into existence and formed mankind, there was an enemy that existed. While unseen, he is very real and lethal. This enemy or foe operates through humans as well as spiritual measures in the heavenly realms. It is not a foe to be taken lightly. The primary target is the body of […]
This past week, we were blessed by the birth of our second great-grandchild, Elijah. Which means “Jehovah is my God”. This is the second of our fourth generation. What a blessing to live and see (and bless) our daughter’s son’s child. He was born on the birth date of our youngest grandson, Renzo. Very special, […]
This is a song written by David at the dedication of the temple. He is reminded of all the blessings from God. Not just in the good times, but how God turns the negative into good. Like from one night to the next morning. He says… “For his anger is but for a moment, and his […]