Expectations that appear to be unfulfilled can take a toll. When Lord? Lord when will you fulfill your promises? Time is now! It is already done! Do you believe is the question. Jesus asked the same question, “…do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” John 1:50 “Lord,...
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He Knows Our Thoughts I was having a conversation with a believer in Jesus and the person suggested that they could somehow do something without God’s knowledge. I was shocked by the statement. “But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, ‘Why do you think evil in your hearts?’” Matthew 9:4 NKJV...
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“But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.” Mathew 1:20 Are...
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What is True Religion? We know that religion can be defined as a list of rules to follow, but in reality it is a personal relationship with God. We see in the book of James that religion is defined incorporating the concept of a relationship with our Savior. “If anyone...
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Do you feel dead like there is no life left in you? You have nothing to give. A loss may put you in this state. I woke up early with little to no sleep, and I thought not again. How can I function without sleep? As I went into the...
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Are We Deceiving Ourselves? We go to church or watch on TV a worship service and hear God’s word. Then, how do we react from what we have heard? Are we obedient to God’s word, or do we analyze it to the point we let it go and we continue...
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Results of Worry When we worry, causing anger, our blood pressure can get out of control; it can affect our immune system, and basically is a disaster for our bodies. “Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret – it only causes harm.” Psalm 37:8 NKJV “Therefore I say...
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Trauma overwhelms. Was David traumatized? How about Job? How about Jesus? Trauma overwhelms human coping. With Trauma, a person lives in constant distress, and there is ongoing pain and suffering. Job was in distress, in anguish, “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on...
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Our Thoughts What is the source of our thoughts? We can have good thoughts, thoughts of terror, evil thoughts, and sometimes we are thoughtless. I remember someone saying that you never have to teach a child to be selfish. I had much experience pointing out to my children to share...
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Last days? “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers...
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