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Drip, Drip, Drip…
“For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds. He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings.”~ Job 33:14-16 (NLT) A Steady Drip...
Testing Genuine
“A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out! … But one time when they tried it, the evil...
No Unfinished Business
“When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight,...
Take Your Sandals Off
“Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy.”~ Psalm 43:3-4 (NLT) A Rainstorm is Not Enough An unprecedented heat wave...
Fulfillment Awaits Your Arrival
“The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”~ Jesus Christ | Mark...
The Significance Trap
“As you go into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’ He will take you upstairs to a large room...
Throw Your Boomerang
“So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud." ~ he Apostle Paul | 2 Corinthians 12:7 (NLT) Everybody Has One, What’s Yours? During my devotional time a couple of weeks ago,...
What Song Will You Sing… Now?
“Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this!For today is a sacred day before the Lord your God” ~ Nehemiah | Nehemiah 8:9 (NLT)/em> A Broken Record When I was a kid back in the early 70’s, a local radio station in “celebration” of the station going off the air,...
Bad Leaders Make Good Team Member
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”~ The Lord | Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT) Are You Sure? In our church service a couple of weeks ago a woman stood up to give her testimony. “Follow your heart!” she...
Again
“My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I...
yesterday, Today, tomorrow and Tomorrow
“Don’t long for “the good old days.” This is not wise.” ~ King Solomon| Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NLT) Good ol’ yesterday? It seems like my mind continually wants to drift back to the good ol’ days. Things were simpler back then. No cell phones, no fear of walking through...
The Great Mobilizer
“Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.” ~ The Apostle Paul| 2 Timothy 2:4 (NLT) Now what? How excited we are when we truly accept the gift Jesus offers! I’m sure many of you remember the...