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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 wait for his father’s death; he wanted his inheritance immediately. His father agreed and divided his wealth between his two sons. Within a few days, the youngest son leaves home. He meets up with friends who are only too happy to encourage him in his sinful way of living. Maybe…
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…
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But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap, Malachi 3:2. There are times in our lives when we need to stop and evaluate our surroundings and feelings, so we can assess certain situations to ascertain if we are headed in the right direction. In elementary school, Firefighters would come to our classroom and teach us if our clothes were ever to catch on fire to; STOP, DROP, AND ROLL. Well, it’s a good practice to take into adulthood when our life…
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” Hebrews 11:7 As I write this, we are getting a thunderstorm. The sky is dark, the wind is blowing, and it is raining hard. Rain is familiar to us, and we take it for granted as we know plants must grow and flourish. BUT there was a time at the beginning of our world when there was no…
God is the God of order. He ordered the present world into existence in a series of events that each complimented the next task until it was complete. In the letters to the church at Corinth, God used Paul to spell out order within the church. He explained that God is love and this is the cornerstone for God’s order. He gave directives for the gifts and how they should flow in order to flourish and keep unity among the believers. In I Corinthians 11, God’s order for the family to operate in spiritual alignment was spelled out. God is…
“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.” (Revelation 3:15-17, ESV) Revelation is a prophetic book written by the apostle John while banished to the Greek isle of Patmos. While there, the Lord gave John a vision of end time events. The opening…
