Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for the rich bounty of Your blessings. Every morning that we arise with the soundness of mind and the activity of our limbs, we are blessed beyond measure. We live to see another day and have the opportunity to give You the praise You soRead More →
In the Old Testament, Joshua 6 tells us about the fall of Jericho. In those days, it was customary for a city to wall itself off by building surrounding walls and gates as a way of protecting its citizens and possessions. Jericho had been even more diligent with securing itsRead More →
I haven’t seen my girlfriend since the pandemic began. She recently did some work on her home and wanted me to see it. Instead of stopping by for a visit, I asked her to send me pictures of the restorations. When I phoned to tell her how good everything looked,Read More →
One sunny summer day, my sisters’ and I had spent the afternoon shopping. Our hands were filled with bags as we were getting in our car. My oldest sister was driving and had just gotten behind the wheel. My middle sister, the most notable shopaholic among us, was finagling bagsRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for making Your matchless Word available to Your children. It is a sure Word that cannot fail, for You are faithful to bring Your Word and promises to pass in our lives. Every day we have an opportunity to trust it in a greater wayRead More →
Matthew 14:29(NLT) “And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.” When I was much younger, I thought I had a nice singing voice. I imagined myself going to an awards ceremony, walking up on stageRead More →
God has blessed each of us immeasurably. There are blessings we couldn’t possibly enumerate or articulate, and these blessings converge upon us in such a way that we woke up this morning to see another day. We’ve got another opportunity to praise God and to thank Him for being soRead More →
My children, like most I imagine, are very inquisitive little creatures. No matter where we go, I can always count on this one question, “Where are we going?” They ask it even before they can buckle their seatbelts and then ask it while I’m driving. If they think the destinationRead More →
This Fall will make it three years that Sharon and Greg have been dating, and they’ve planned a trip to the mountains to celebrate. Sharon hopes that Greg will propose. Before going away, she’s also planning a flight to visit her girlfriend in South Carolina who has recently divorced. SharonRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for forgiving our sins. Thank You for clothing us in Your righteousness and giving us a more than abundant life through Your precious Son, Jesus Christ. You want us to have great relationships with people, to have a good job, shelter, food, good health andRead More →
Getting married is on the minds of many single believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we can be crystal clear that God’s promises are a sure thing. Psalm 145:19(NLT) tells us, “He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.”Read More →
Have you ever looked in a person’s face and thought about what they could have been if they had chosen another path? It happened to me not long ago, and I felt it was truly a supernatural experience. Sometimes we’re so engaged with the daily grind, that we forget toRead More →
Dear Heavenly Father, In Psalm 46:10(NLT), You tell us “Be still, and know that I am God.” This is a very simple verse, but it is such an essential building block for our faith in You through the Lord Jesus Christ. You tell us in Hebrews 11:6 that without faith,Read More →
Many will probably agree that when it comes to priorities, after our relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, our relationship with our spouses is next in line. This is biblical and based on the order God has set. In the last few years I’ve heard and watched manyRead More →
My family and I were watching a movie about the story of Moses. There were many scenes in the movie that were not aligned scripturally, but we continued watching. After the movie ended, we began to discuss it and talked about when Moses met his wife, Zipporah, at the well.Read More →
Genesis 6:8-9(NLT) tells us, “But Noah found favor with the LORD. This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.” This chapter begins by telling us thatRead More →
When I was in my early twenties, I went out on a date with an officer in the military. He was very handsome, articulate, and tough as nails. We had gone out on a few dates, but one of them sticks out in my mind very vividly. We were outRead More →