The other day while Nate went into the grocery store to pick up a few items, I sat in the car looking at the trees. They were ready to burst forth with new leaves . . . all the leaves between them would form a picturesque canopy . . . a visual awesomeness of different shades of green for the eye to behold. Looking at the trunks and limbs, I…Keep Reading
2 Timothy 4:7 KJV “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” 1 Timothy 6:11-12 NIV 11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the…Keep Reading
THOUGHT FOR TODAY, APRIL 3, 2017: NOT JUDGING IS NOT AN OPTION One might conclude from the thoughts of the last few days that the safe thing is to never judge. We really do not have that option (1 Cor 5:1-13). Jesus warned, however, that our judgment must be righteous (John 7:24). At least two things must be weighed before we render a righteous judgment: motive and mercy. Why do…Keep Reading
THOUGHT FOR TODAY, APRIL 5, 2017: THE FREEDOM OF FORGIVENESS Several years ago country singer Randy Travis had a smash hit called Digging Up Bones. The words went something like this: “I’m digging up bones, I’m digging up bones, exhuming things better left alone; resurrecting memories of a love that’s dead and gone; tonight I’m sitting alone, digging up bones.” Click below for link to song: Randy Travis – Diggin…Keep Reading
We have a lady in our church who says, “She never dreams.” Nate and I have an active dream life. He generally becomes one who has incorporated himself into one of the books he is reading. Mine is generally more in tune with where I am spiritually, physically and mentally. The other night . . . in my dream was a bird house. It was about 5 foot tall with…Keep Reading
Galatians 6:6-10 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good,…Keep Reading
1 Corinthians 7:20-24 20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s…Keep Reading
Words: Civilla D. Martin, 1904; first appeared in Songs of Redemption and Praise, by John A. Davis, 1905 . . . “I was confined to a sick bed in a Bible school in Lestershire, New York. My husband was spending several weeks at the school, making a songbook for the president of the school. “God Will Take Care of You” was written one Sunday afternoon while my husband went to…Keep Reading
DEVOTIONS What if you were to awaken to a green sunrise? Would you believe your eyes? No, neither would I. We can count on God to be consistent, the same yesterday, and today and forever as in Hebrews 13:8 Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Genesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the…Keep Reading
~ Proverbs 27:1 ~ Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. I believe the Lord has laid this message upon my heart, its simple and very straight to the point. It may even be meant for someone reading at this very moment. I don’t know, But God certainly does, and He can very well use His words to touch hearts. Stop for…Keep Reading
~ Water, Water, Everywhere If only We would Drink… ~ If you really get to thinking about it, we pretty much take water for granted. It a very precious item, that we can’t live without. Now,this water that I’m speaking of nourishes our physical bodies, But have you ever considered they type of water that nourishes the soul? In the Bible in the book of John we can read a…Keep Reading
Mark 11:23-25 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive…Keep Reading
