Job 4:4 “Your words have supported those who stumbled; you have strengthened faltering knees” “Those Who Stumbled” The Moffatt Translation says, “Your words have put people back on their feet.” The kind man was down, hurting and could not get back up. His miserable comforters were saying, “In your day you were generous and helpful to so many. You got people back up on their feet, but you cannot help…Keep Reading

God Shall Wipe Away All Tears THOUGHT FOR TODAY, 1-29-2026 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes…” Revelation 21:4″ I neither knew them or what was going on. It was raining a chilly rain and they stood under store awning and talked. It was plain to see that life had not been easy for them. She was older, and he was young. Suddenly she took her hand,…Keep Reading

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” “Acknowledge Him” Many years ago, Bishop Scott Allen told some of us young saplings that there would be days when we would doubt our calling, but that we should never doubt the One who called us. He was right; I just…Keep Reading

Luke 9:55 “But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.” “Manner of Spirit” Jesus knows when we do not know what we think we know. People are not often helped by our opinions, but they can be encouraged by our faith. Sometimes I am fearful because we can be so certain of what we think we know that we…Keep Reading

Psalm 85:8 “I will listen to what God the Lord says, he promises peace to his people.” “He Promises Peace” If our heart is restless, and storm clouds are in the sky; we should listen to the Lord. Hear him say, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” “Sometime when misgivings darken the day, And faith’s light I cannot see, I ask my dear Lord to…Keep Reading

2 Thessalonians 3:13 “…never tire of doing what is good.” “Doing Good” We are likely, at some point, to face the temptation to “throw in the towel.” I use that expression because it is a boxing term for accepting defeat. Doing good can seem like a boxing match against many opponents. The Lord knew it would be this way, so he gave us the words in today’s text. The Bible…Keep Reading

James 1:4 “But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” “Patience is a virtue.” Shakespeare said, “How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees.” “Patience is a virtue.” We were not born with that gift. It is a skill that we learn over time. The school of patience is not in the major trials…Keep Reading

Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray…” “Before We Pray” Before we pray for something, we should consider: “Does it fit into God’s plan, His work, or the kind of life that we are expected to live as Christians?” The struggle that many people have with prayer is at this very point. Prayer can become one sided; we want a God who will listen to us, but we can be less…Keep Reading

Psalm 56:8 NET “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” “Sacredness in Tears” Washington Irving wrote, “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and unspeakable love.” Have…Keep Reading

John 4:42 “We no longer believe just because of what you said, now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.” “Savior of the World” Many of us grew up with Christian examples all around us. These witnesses for Christ did not think of themselves as such. They simply lived their faith the best they could with whatever came their…Keep Reading

John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger…” “THE GUILT OF SODOM” I have been intrigued with the fact that before people used rubber erasers to rub out pencil marks, bread was used as an eraser. When I read this my first thoughts were about Communion Bread. Then I thought about the baby born in Bethlehem (House…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Job 33:4 “The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life. “Breath of God” The “Breath of God” symbolizes God’s life-giving presence and power. In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is often described as the Breath that inspires, animates and empowers believers to live according to God’s will. On this rather cold day in the South, inviting God’s…Keep Reading