Check Yourself

There are times when people will provoke us to anger. We want to lash out at them, but something stops us. This is what Paul references in Galatians 5:16, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh (NASB).” As long as we walk with the […]

Sunday Praise

Sing for joy to God our strength;Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.Raise a song, strike the timbrel,The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.Blow the trumpet at the new moon,At the full moon, on our feast day. – Psalm 81:1-3, NASB

Letting Affliction Preach the Gospel

Perhaps you are in the middle of a very stressful situation, or facing hardship with no end in sight. Maybe someone has inflicted severe pain on you, or your health is failing. In the middle of difficult struggles, it’s hard to accept Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 4:17 that these are momentary, light afflictions. Momentary? […]

Sunday Praise

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing loveand his wonderful deeds for mankind,for he satisfies the thirstyand fills the hungry with good things. – Psalm 107:8-9, NIV

Sunday Praise

I will also praise You with a harp,Even Your truth, O my God;To You I will sing praises with the lyre,O Holy One of Israel.My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;And my soul, which You have redeemed. – Psalm 71:22-23, NASB

Not All is as It Appears

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7, NASB Image is such a powerful […]

Sunday Praise

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.O my strength, I will sing praises to You;For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness. – Psalm 59:16-17, NASB

Hurry Up and Grow!

Here in the northern part of the U.S., spring is in the air. This time of year it reminds me of my growing up years on a farm. So much time and effort went into planting the crops each spring, only to wait once the seed was in the ground. There was nothing else to […]

Struggling with Healing

Healing is a hard thing for me to reconcile. Over the years I have prayed for healing for a lot of people. Some saw healing, others did not. I may have questioned God over it, but I never questioned my faith in God or His son Jesus. It is the act of reaching out to […]

“Hey, What are You Doing?”

What would you do if someone walked up to your car, climbed in, and started it. I’m guessing you might shout at them, “Hey, what are you doing?” How might you respond if they replied that the Lord needs to use it? This is my equivalent of the two disciples going into the village to […]