When you have good news to share, don’t you just have to tell someone?! You are in a hurry to do that, aren’t you? If you have a cell phone… you are on it! If you have a computer… you use it to spread the news you want to share. Shepherds, minding their own business […]
When was the last time you heard or read the news? Did you find the headlines to be negative and even depressing? Top news stories are usually attention grabbing. They may instill fear, depression, anger… They are not written to make you feel “safe” or comfortable.Many who publish the news and newspapers believe kindness and […]
Have you been doing your job? Many times the days may be a repeat of the day before, but you continue to do your job – week after week. It is important for you and me to mind our own business – consistently and with excellence. There were some shepherds watching their flock outside the […]
What plans have you made which did not happen the way you wanted?How did you adjust to those circumstances? So many times, anger, ranting and raving, or a “poor me” attitude happens – nothing went according to “your” plans. Perhaps you have learned to adjust to your circumstances using patience. As a child of God, […]
When someone is on your heart and in your thoughts, do you pray for them, right then? When you have a loved one who is being tested and tried, do you pray for them to yield to God? Watching a loved one being reproved by God is difficult.But what we need to know and understand, […]
Follower of Christ – do your words, your actions point others to the living God, God your Savior? Solomon’s words and actions, at the beginning of his reign as king over Israel, were godly. They pointed to the living God. Solomon’s life, his work, his attention to detail in building the house of the LORD […]
My love for God was not complete, nor mature, when I first became a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. When I read/study His word, He matures me, and I love Him more and more. Do I expect to be fully mature in my love for God here on earth? No, there […]
Love is a word used a lot in conversations. How do you show love to others in a healthy way? What God says – no getting revenge or holding onto grudgesNASB Leviticus 19:18 “You shall not take vengeance nor bear any grudges against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as […]
Idolatry is abhorrent to the God of the Bible. What God saysNASB Exodus 20:4-6 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the water under the earth.5 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD God, […]
Remember – when you first became a believer in Christ Jesus. What comes to mind? Remembering is important – and this is my experience. Your experience probably is different, but still Remember! When I first became a believer in Christ – I was in awe of being forgiven! Joy, pure joy, was mine – my […]