1 Samuel 13:11-12 New International Version (NIV) “When I saw that the men were scattering … I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal … So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” For meditation There is a hilarious story told of a rural pastor who was in desperate need for … Continue reading Desperate Moves
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Furious Storms
Matthew 8:24 New International Version (NIV) Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. For Meditation I was expecting a quiet morning with my family that day. I thought I deserved it, after a hard week’s work, so my wife and I … Continue reading Furious Storms
When Night Turns to Day
Psalm 3:5 New Living Translation (NLT) I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me For meditation Yesterday was a very busy day for me. It started the week before when our visiting Pastor from Ghana arrived. Our schedule was heavy, and many other things screamed for my … Continue reading When Night Turns to Day
Unconditional Joy!
Habakkuk 3:17-18 New International Version (NIV) Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be … Continue reading Unconditional Joy!
I Will Thank Him
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song – Ps. 95:2 “About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died” (1 Sam. 25:38). Every time I read these words, I wonder why God killed Nabal. What was His offense? I believe it was ingratitude and a failure to recognize and … Continue reading I Will Thank Him
Gracious Ability to Enjoy
Ecclesiastes 5:19 New International Version (NIV) Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. For meditation Yesterday was a day of celebration and feasting in the United States. It was a day the nation has set aside … Continue reading Gracious Ability to Enjoy
Treasure in the Heart
Matthew 6:21 New International Version (NIV) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also For Meditation It is interesting how Christians are so engrossed in the treasure hunt of this world. The ruthlessness of the hunt does not trouble many at all. It has become a fun game they play. The winner … Continue reading Treasure in the Heart
The Stress Test
Matthew 7:27 New International Version (NIV) The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” For meditation The first time I visited, I was pleasantly surprised. The approach in itself was breathtaking. Everything around this huge one hundred hectare land was … Continue reading The Stress Test
The Absurdity of the Log-eyed Helper
Matthew 7:4 New International Version (NIV) How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? For Meditation It never ceases to amaze me why, in Ghana, people pay to buy lottery numbers from those so called … Continue reading The Absurdity of the Log-eyed Helper
