“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24. Ready or not, we have entered a new year. If you are like me, you are wondering just what it will hold. In our area, we are under a lot of…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 What year it has been! As we look back on 2021, we all have mixed feelings. We were optimistic early in the year that when December rolled around, Covid would be a…
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Early this morning (December 17) a tragic accident claimed the life of two teenage boys in our city. Police attempted to pull them over for speeding on a…
“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” Psalm 34:7 Have you ever seen an angel? Would you recognize an angel if one did appear to you? Our idea of what an angel looks like is based on pictures that men have painted.…
“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11 So often when we see Nativity scenes, the…
“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” I John 3:2 Another Christmas season is drawing to a close.…
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not,…
“But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 I have been thinking about a quote I saw recently, “God is in control, but He doesn’t expect you to lean on a shovel and pray for a…
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” I Timothy 6:6-8 I like the way Max Lucado describes the word content in his book, In…