And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (I Peter 5:10, ESV) Today I discovered a “fact” I had heard for many years is not true at…
“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding” (Proverbs 23:23). Truth according to Merriam-Webster is sincerity in action, character, and utterance. The state of being the case: fact (2): the body of real things, events, and facts: actuality (3) often capitalized: a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.…
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.” Hebrews 13:3 Do you get up in the middle of the night when it is dark and you are half asleep? I have. Most nights I make it…
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2). The writer of the Hebrews understood the implications of treating everybody as if… To be entertained can mean to amuse or provide amusement, here however, the writer was cautioning us not to forget the importance…
“And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?” (Matthew 21:26) Today as I listened to the conversation between two young children, ages 46 and 25-months-old, I was…
Time: ” A person’s experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion” (Merriam-Webster) Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 (KJV) “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and…
The timing of our words, it really is all in motive… “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver” (Proverbs 25:11, KJV). “The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry, And a wise friend’s timely reprimand is like…
I appreciated our pastor’s recent message. Do we have faith to believe that God has heard our prayers to give our leaders wisdom? Do we still believe it whether we agree or disagree with their decisions? I don’t know if what’s been propagated is true or false in the news.…
Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” I remember when I was a young person in the youth group, we had a gathering at a friends…