”…so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.” [John 17:13b] There are some very real and glorious promises given by God. Joy is one of them, but joy is the fruit. Like any fruit it grows out of something—it’s part …
”God steps out like he means business: You can see he’s primed for action.” [Isaiah 42:13 The Message] Today we celebrate the soon appearing of a babe lying in a manger—are you ready to celebrate the appearing of the King of kings? Around the globe …
”Trust in the Lord with all your heart…” [Proverbs 3:5] Recently I moved some pictures around on my study walls. Now as I gaze up from my reading my eyes see a collage of photographs. Pictures of friends in days gone by. Days that were …
“Is the Lord among us or not?” (Exodus 17:7) Remember all those Gothic romances—the gauntlet is thrown down, the tension rises and someone has to respond to the challenge. It was a moment of proving their courage, their confidence, and their commitment to the one …
“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise” [Proverbs 30:24] Before you race forward this morning, rushing into the day as though time were in the driver’s seat–back off, slow down and listen. There are four things that are extremely wise. What …
”But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me…” [2 Timothy 4:17] From this present generation have risen many reasons, excuses, accusations, and comfort zones for behavioral problems and dysfunction of all kinds. One of them is a sense of abandonment. Born into the family …
”…never the less not as I will, but as You will.” [Matthew 26:39] Recently I was asked, “What has it cost you to grow as a Christian”? I thought for a few moments, taking a quick trip back down the highway of life, remembering a …
“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.” {Romans 15:1] It was one of those moments that you wish could last forever—evening was closing in as dusk dimmed the light of day. I stood in …
”But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.” [James 1:25] Do you ever feel guilty when someone is telling …
”I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” [Matthew 18:2] To a child every discovery enters into their hearts with wonder—they rest their trust on goodness, unconscious of the ugliness of the …
