We have all been down this road before: Everything is going good; it’s smooth sailing, and then out of nowhere, our past rises before us and shifts the focus from our current journey. Whether we are confronted with the sins we have committed, the injustices we have been put through, ...
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Our Hope: Know His Name
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over ...
Read More »Nature Sings of God’s Handiwork
Do you see God’s handiwork as you look around our world? It is there! His attributes, like a fingerprint, appear throughout the universe. Learning to see God in the world around us brings amazing possibilities because the natural reveals the spiritual. How about this for a worship reminder: the universe ...
Read More »Beauty Beyond Our Ashes
Fire has a way of destroying everything in its path. Think about the fierce forest fires that swept through California. Acres of trees destroyed with nothing left behind except ashes–ashes that serve to remind us of the beauty that was once there. Whenever a fire strikes, you can be sure ...
Read More »A Pivotal Choice
Throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, God gives people choices. These choices include: disobedience or obedience, death or life, sin or righteousness, pride or humility, stinginess or generosity, unbelief or faith, cursing or blessing, and grumbling or thankfulness to name only a few. Life teems with choices. Most times, ...
Read More »In the Palm of His Hand
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ~ Romans ...
Read More »Declare God’s Righteous Judgments
Immigration, health care, and so-called same-sex marriage seem to be front and center in the scopes of America’s courtrooms. But what is really at stake is personal liberty and religious freedom. That is, Americans are swiftly and suddenly finding themselves impacted in their daily lives not by laws they voted ...
Read More »Man is no Longer King of his Castle
Man is no longer king of his castle; in fact he’s lucky if he even has a castle. Man’s role in society seems to be diminishing as well. Just by walking into your local department store, you can see how women’s lives reflect their role in society–quite often the women’s ...
Read More »A Mouse, An Elephant, and the Sly Fox
Daniel 8:25: He will be a Master of deception, defeating many by catching them off guard as they bask in false security. Without warning he will destroy them. So great will he fancy himself to be that he will even take on the Prince of Princes in battle, but in ...
Read More »I Don’t Deserve To Go To Heaven, How About You?
Many people believe they can earn their way to heaven, but what does the Bible say about it? It very clearly states in Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, that ...
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