Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7 My mom worked in a Retirement Home when I was growing up. I have many memories of bringing my classical piano books to play songs…
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten…
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12. January is coming to and end soon and so are many of the resolutions people set out to accomplish this year. You may be striving to do things differently than years past, but…
“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.” (I Corinthians 12:27, NKJV) I frequently arrive a little early for Sunday morning service. The sanctuary usually has a few other early birds, and the musicians are sometimes still practicing. I make my way to my “usual spot” (you have…
“A glad heart makes a cheerful face.” (Proverbs 15:13, ESV) I discovered something today. The word smile is not in the Bible, or at least not in the King James Version. It does appear a few times in other versions, but usually in supplication for God to smile (shine) upon…
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? (I Corinthians 3:16, ESV) It’s January—that month when gym memberships rise as many resolve to become lean and healthy. It’s also the month churches focus on getting our spiritual life on target for the…
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15, ESV) In a recent conversation with a friend, she confided that things seem to be shifting in her feelings about her…
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:34, NKJV) When God created our world, He gave us days and nights, hours and minutes. God could have spoken the world into existence in just one blink…
“The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by Elijah.” (I Kings 17:16, NKJV) Yesterday I organized the shelves of my pantry, checking expiration dates and organizing my canned goods by food types.…