As I continue to study my way through the Psalms, this morning this verse really impacted me. “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14) WAIT. That’s not an easy thing for us. Living in such an “instant” culture, we have been conditioned to not have to wait on much anymore. We have … Read More
How You React Matters
When I read 2 Corinthians 6:10 and studied my way through it, so many things impacted me. The phrase “as sorrowful yet always rejoicing” reminded me of the example that what a sponge is filled with will come out when it is squeezed. Sorrowful is a passive participle. We are the receiver of the sorrow-ING; it’s something that comes from … Read More
Can you identify?
Can you identify? So, you go to this restaurant and enjoy a great meal. You can’t wait to share with your friends about the place so they can enjoy it too. You describe what you had, what the ambiance of the restaurant was like…you share all the details, wanting your friends to visit the restaurant and enjoy it too! Or … Read More
Cleaning Windows with God
Let me start off by saying that I am one of the few “crazies” out there who actually enjoys cleaning…well, most of the time anyway (grin). The other day I was cleaning at a church. As I systematically made my way through the facility, I came to the all-glass main entry doors. When I looked to assess the situation, I noticed … Read More
Sons and Daughters
If I surveyed 100 Christians and asked, ‘Do you believe that you are a son or a daughter of the King?’, I’d be fairly confident to say 95% would resoundingly say yes. My next question would be, ‘Do you live like it?’. Do we as believers truly know what it means to live like we’re a son or a daughter … Read More
How’s Your Thinkin’?
I don’t know about you, but I am my own worst enemy when it comes to allowing my thought life to defeat me in my spiritual walk. Since God so plainly addresses in Philippians 4:8-9 what should define our thought life, I decided to dig into each word of this passage to see where I may have — may have? HA! … Read More
Second-guessing God?
8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.”~~Isaiah 55:8-9~~ I was drawn to this passage in Isaiah this morning, and though I have read it a lot of times in the past, I … Read More
Bless the Lord, oh my soul
“Bless the LORD, my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. ~~Psalm 103:1-2; 5~~ “Bless the Lord oh my soul”. The Psalmist wrote this phrase in … Read More
Called…Now Serve
“But when He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.” ~~Galatians 1:15-16~~ Not long ago, this passage really drew me in. As usual, I started out by defining some … Read More
A Divine Interplay
As I read 1 Samuel 16:1-13 this morning, what hit me was the interplay between God and Samuel, from an emotional perspective. Samuel was pouting over God’s rejection of Saul. The reason? He wasn’t ready to accept God’s will in the matter. God’s response? Get over it Samuel and OBEY Me. To which Samuel responds, “How can I do that?! … Read More