Ultimately, who really owns stuff? Who gives power or strength to an individual or to a nation? Who tells the stars how brightly to shine? Listen briefly to a few words King David offered to God as he collected gifts for building the Temple in Jerusalem: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may…
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Not Worth Comparing
Have you ever felt trouble that was ever so much larger than anything else you have ever experienced? Have you ever felt pain that was beyond anything humanity has ever faced? Somehow, Paul sees a glory ahead that is so large that our most extreme negatives are not worth comparing to our future as God’s…
The God of Peace
Do you feel ill equipped for what is upon you? Do you feel robbed of peace? Have you ever been frustrated by going to potential sources of peace that did not deliver as promised? Would you like to know more about a peace you don’t have to purchase? Now may the God of peace, who…
A God To Remember
“Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee” from “Lift Every Voice and Sing” The Word of God is full of warnings and consequences related to the people of God forgetting Him. Deuteronomy and Psalms offer a number of passages on the topic. The questions to ponder today are these:…
A Pattern For Prayer – Part 2
When you pray, what is your primary objective? Is it to get something from God or is it to spend time with Him? If you utilize prayer simply as a way to give God a checklist and you never spend the time fellowshipping with Him, then you’ve missed out on the point of prayer. In…
A Pattern For Prayer – Part 1
When you pray, what is your primary objective? Is it to get something from God or is it to spend time with Him? If you utilize prayer simply as a way to give God a checklist and you never spend the time fellowshipping with Him, then you’ve missed out on the point of prayer. In…
Why Our Prayers Are Unanswered
Ever felt like your prayers were falling flat, never actually reaching God? If God is the good Father who knows how to give good gifts to His children (see Matt. 7:11), then why does it feel like He isn’t even listening sometimes? While we won’t ever see the full picture this side of heaven, we…
The Problem With Entertaining Sin
I may not think that I have an immediate problem just because I entertain a particular sin. The problem with letting that thing linger in my mind is that the more at home it feels, the more of its friends that the sin will invite. The enemy goes from being cast out to being welcomed…
A Word On Patience
We don’t need much prompting to recall times when we have needed an extra dose of patience! These passages remind us that patience can still be a good thing. With constant shifts in attitudes and experiences, here is some truth that endures the test of time: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and…
Need More Power?
Some days, we might feel a bit weaker than we think we should feel. We may not have much hope or confidence as we wake up to the same challenges that we went to sleep worried about. In Paul’s letter to the believers in Ephesus, we can learn some facts not only on the power…
Food for Thought 