Mark 12:17 New International Version For Meditation It's a subtle phenomenon - the union of enemies to pursue a common enemy. Gangsters are notorious for this, after which they visciously assume their adversarial positions. In the history of the world , no one has drawn more enemies to Himself more than the Carpenter from Nazareth. … Continue reading Caught in Their Trap
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Set Before His Mirror
2 Corinthians 4:7 New King James Version But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. For meditation Yesterday was the Lord’s Day, and many attended anointed church services. Preachers labored to bring out the pure word of God, and we loved it. … Continue reading Set Before His Mirror
Under His Wings
Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com 1 Samuel 25:31 New International Version And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant. For Your Was Abigail an opportunist—a gold digger, as some call her—for pleading to David to remember her when he came into his kingdom (1 Samuel 25:31)? The beautiful … Continue reading Under His Wings
Joy At Midnight
Photo by Adrian Lang on Pexels.com Acts 16:25 New International Version About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. For Meditation It was midnight. The sky was beautiful, and the half-moon in radiant glow hung over the skyline above the trees in my neighbor’s house. I … Continue reading Joy At Midnight
Look Up to Him for Life
Isaiah 53:7 New King James Version He was oppressed and He was afflicted,Yet He opened not His mouth;He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,So He opened not His mouth. For Meditation Heaven’s glory became the scum of the earth, as His creation became the object of … Continue reading Look Up to Him for Life
Celebrate the Goodness of God
Photo by Erin Kann on Pexels.com Psalm 136:1-3 New King James Version Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever.Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!For His mercy endures forever.Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!For His mercy endures forever: For Meditation Aren’t you blessed this morning? You are breathing. You … Continue reading Celebrate the Goodness of God
All I Have and Desire
Psalm 73:25 New International Version (NIV) Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. For Meditation What does a person know until they come to their wits end (Dan. 4:33-34; Lk. 15:17-20)? Can they accept their bankruptcy until they face inevitable death (1 Tim. 6:7)? No one can know God … Continue reading All I Have and Desire
Let’s Get Off His Seat
Hebrews 3:3 New International Version (NIV) Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For Meditation As a retired pastor, I see a lot of missteps pastors take, which leads them down the slippery road of pride and lofty living. … Continue reading Let’s Get Off His Seat
He Alone Deserves Our Worship
Revelation 4:9-11 New King James Version Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: “You are … Continue reading He Alone Deserves Our Worship
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 