“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.” (I Corinthians 9:24, ESV) Cliff Young was a determined man who accomplished what he set out to do. You may not recognize his name. After…
“And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.” (Luke 12:33, NLT) I am always amazed at friends who can exist all day with just an itsy-bitsy purse hardly bigger than an…
“Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” (I Timothy 2:4, NKJV) I have friends who are leaving soon for an undisclosed country where the gospel is severely restricted. For those of us who have the freedom to openly share our salvation…
Sarah was identified by God as the “mother of nations.” But for so many years, she had been childless. The promise of God was spoken to Abraham, but as time passed, she felt forgotten and forsaken. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of…
Luke 15:11-32 tells us of a father and his two sons. The sons grew up in the father’s house and were given all they needed daily. But the youngest felt restricted and limited by the rules his father had placed on him. As a young man, he didn’t want to…
As I watch her excitedly climb the ladder to slide down the other side, I’m gripped with the knowledge that this is a fleeting moment. I see the joy in her upturned face as she talks to the trees, the birds, the flowers, asking them to play. Once again, I…
I have a recurring dream. I am in a familiar house, not my current home, but I feel I belong there. Walking through the hallways, I notice a few rooms I don’t remember seeing before. I am so excited; I can really use the extra space! Looking around, I notice…
Yesterday, we looked at “The Widow’s Oil,” the first of two women mentioned in II Kings Chapter 4. Today, we will look at the testimony of the Shunammite woman. In II Kings 4:8-37, we again read about the prophet, Elisha. But this time, he was not ministering to a poor…
II Kings 4:1-7 introduces us to a widow who came with a need to the prophet Elisha. She had already been through so much. Her husband’s death was unexpected and sudden. The life they had created together was now a thing of the past. She was so thankful that she…