Philippians 4:7 - “the peace of God, which passes understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Is there something that's trying to take your peace away? Here’s some advice, don’t give your peace away. There was a time many years ago...
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Titus 2:3-4 "The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things, that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children." As I was giving some simple advice to a young mother several weeks ago, the thought occurred to me...
You're a Know-it-all
1 John 2:20 " But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things." Have you ever been around a know-it-all? Are you a know-it-all? In a negative sense, it's someone who...
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Psalm 133:1 (The Living Bible) “How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live together in harmony”. Online dating services have exploded since the mid 90’s when the first official sites began. Since then...
Read MoreReach Out and Take It
Mark 5:27 – “When she heard of Jesus, came in the press behind and touched his garment”. I think many believers, when they hear of this scripture, imagine this woman gently touching Jesus’ robe. That couldn’t be further from the truth...
Read MoreIs That Your Final Answer?
Mark 11:14 "And Jesus answered and said unto it, no man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever. And His disciples heard it." "Is that your final answer?" is a phrase made famous from an American television game quiz show that first aired in 1999 called Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The show made television history as being...
Read MoreA Place Called "There"
1 Kings 17:4“You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." A few weeks ago on a Saturday night, I was carrying some items to our van for our church service the following day. Each trip I would cut across the front lawn, and in the process I had somehow dropped my car keys. The next morning...
Read MoreTo Obey is Better Than ________
1 Samuel 15:22 - "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." Have you ever had something in your heart that you know you were supposed to do, but you tried to substitute anything and everything else instead of doing what the Lord has told you to do?...
Read MoreFaith in Your Faithfulness
Habakkuk 2:4 (Amplified Bible) "The just man shall live by his faith and in his faithfulness". I once heard a story of a well known preacher who was on his way to a very large conference where he was the keynote speaker. On the way his SUV was hit broadside and thankfully no one was seriously injured, although...
Read More"Clean Up in Aisle Nine"
Proverbs 13:10 " Only by pride comes contention". Have you ever been to the grocery store and witnessed a child having a temper tantrum because they didn’t get their way? How about the child pulling things off the shelf, one by one, to get their mom’s attention, until she finally gives in and gives them what they want to keep them quiet? We had a similar experience in the waiting room at the dentist the other day...
Read MoreGod's When is Our Then
Psalm 126:1-2 "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing: Then said they among the heathen, the Lord has done great things for them." There is incredible power in laughter. God laughs! I love to laugh, and I laugh loud, ask my family and friends (LOL!). My dog Benny...
Read MoreMary, Did You Know?
Luke 1:31 "And thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus."
If you’re anything like me, you want to know as much as you can about a new experience before moving forward. What's it going to be like at the new job. What the accommodations are like when you go away. Will I get along with the new neighbors? All the unknowns. Questions, questions, questions!
Bright Future Ahead
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. I just heard someone say, "In God, your future is so bright, you have to squint to see it". Don’t you love it!? I instantly thought of today's verse, which has blessed me countless times. That’s why I never have issues with...
Read MoreDrive a Stake Into the Ground
Luke 19:13 "And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said occupy till I come". When I was real young, some of the greatest times I remember are when my dad and me would go camping...
Read MoreDon't Get Mess-Merized
Ephesians 4:17 "this I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds". Have you ever spoken to someone who was there physically, but you knew that they weren’t there mentally? Have you ever been someplace physically, but your thoughts were someplace else far away?...
Read MoreMarinate Day and Night
Joshua 1: 8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but thou shalt meditate therin day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein, for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success". When I married my wife Natalie, I "obtained favor with the Lord" (Prov 18:22). I really got blessed with her love for God, her character, integrity, her sense of humor, and…
Read MoreNot Guilty - All Charges Dropped
Romans 8: 33 "Who shall bring any charge against God's elect [when it is] God Who justifies [that is, Who puts us in right relation to Himself? Who shall come forward and accuse or impeach those whom God has chosen? Will God, Who acquits us?]". A few weeks ago I was driving in an area where the speed limit was 25 miles per hour. I had just pulled out of a 7-11 and headed down the road, going maybe 35 mph, I really wasn't paying attention. All of a sudden...
Read MoreWithout a Trace
Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out and cancels your transgressions, for my own sake, and will not remember your sins". Trace: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence or action, a barely detectable indication or evidence of something left behind. That's exactly what...
Read MoreExhale
Genesis 12:2 (Amplified Bible) - “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you {with an abundant increase of favors} and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing {dispensing good to others}”. There's a really great song that says it all for me about grace, it's called Exhale by Plumb. Listen to these powerful lyrics...
Read MoreNo Sweat
Matthew 11:28-30 (Message Bible) “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.” I love that, the unforced rhythms of grace. When it comes to exercise, I know that I’ve done an exceptional workout when...
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