Have you ever been half listening to a conversation and then realized the person was speaking to you? You missed the whole conversation, and point. We need to be alert and our heart pure to be in tune to the Lord’s voice. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who...
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Getting Older As I am getting older, and my body will wear out when God wants to take me home, I compare my body to a well worn pair of shoes. These shoes have seen many miles, but God has new territory for them to travel. God has given us...
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I have a very good friend and her birthday is coming up. I am celebrating the blessing of her. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 NKJV...
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Chicken or the Egg? The age old question: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” My rationale is that God, the creator, could have created either one first. But, it would be more logical to create a chicken before it laid an egg. Then I was pondering another question...
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The wind sweeps the willow beyond what it can bear. Her silent screams are heard. She bends and twists hoping not to fall. The shallow roots are exposed. However, they are not uprooted. Though her trunk falters, she leans on another for support. “My soul waits for the Lord More...
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What is a Blockhead? I was imagining a person with a square head; one who cannot think outside of the box. Then I was thinking how our own rationalization can keep us from all of the things Jesus has promised to give us. The following are just a few of...
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I heard a story of a man that has a tree trimming business. He goes into a neighborhood and trims one tree in a yard and moves onto the next house. After he has completed the trimming, he collects what is due to him. The neighborhood does not know when...
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Compared to Whom? If we are honest, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others. We may wish we were taller, shorter, thinner, more filled out, lighter skin, darker skin, from a larger family, from a smaller family, or wished we had a family. The list could go on and on....
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As the wind blew through the neighborhood, I could see the rotten limbs falling off. “Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom...
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