Holy Father, I know that I am should come to You in great confidence, as You promised never to leave me (Hebrews 13:5-6). However Father, there are times that my emotions waiver and stumble. Indeed, You have authority over all my fleshliness (John 17:2) which includes my emotions. Yet, I also know there to be many days that my confidence …
From God’s viewpoint, there were only two tablets worth of laws. Since He wrote them Himself, He must have had in mind how much stone it would take. But, when the Pharisees’s came along, they decided the law needed more detail. In fact, they added pages and pages of interpretation. People like that really annoy me. What about you? Yet, the Apostle James said …
During the twenty years that we lived overseas, I often lost track of upcoming American holidays. Before wide-spread internet connection, I have to admit that the last Monday of May was usually spent with end of the year parties and summer plans. Yet, I vividly remember my first Memorial Day weekend back in the states in 2007. As …
“Do you have a minute?” The young woman at the mall kiosk approached eagerly, hoping to entice passerbys with her product. As I glanced at her small booth, I noticed the slick display included everything needed for renewed energy. Everything that is, except a chair. As I skirted past her counter, I remembered a Biblical work place …
Holy Father, Thank You for embodying the complete character of Love (1 John 4:16). In the midst of this crazy generation, we need desperately to see past the present and gaze into the eternal. As I remember Your everlasting Presence today, remind me of the unsearchable qualities of Your love. * You are patient with me (1 Corinthians 13:4). You …
Dear Mentor, I am always frightened. Fear seems to have dominated my thinking. I am afraid of dying, but I am also afraid of living. Will you pray for me? Signed, Terrified …
My dear child, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). Freedom is not chiseled in stone, but found by looking for Me. Liberty is not dependent upon your feelings or even your actions. Yet, it is quite easy to find. Find Me and you will find freedom. I explained this in …
Thinking about a cow trying to help in the kitchen is a little absurd, huh? Yet, when we think that we can do something for God, it becomes just as ridiculous. Did you know that there is a New Testament word that sometimes uses this very definition? “Doing something in order to get God’s approval.” …
