People who have jobs, or are looking for a job, many times feel the pressures of the daily grind. The daily routines of work have aptly been called “˜the rat race”™. The basics of life are met through the take home pay. Bigger houses, more cars, more “˜toys”™ create the need for more money and […]
Traveling along a highway, out in the middle of “˜nowhere”™, you round a curve and there”¦there is a field filled with flowers”¦unexpected beauty. Whether you see one color or a rainbow of colors ““ flowers of beauty that will give a lasting impression of God”™s handiwork”¦for few eyes to see, but there nonetheless. Jesus gave […]
Events, people and circumstances are many times beyond our control. Worry can eat away our joy and sense of security. The headlines are telling us things we did not imagine last year. Wealth and financial security are eroding and are being taken away. Jobs and the economy are unstable and cannot be relied upon, unimaginable […]
What God says about worry is “¦ don”™t do it. Do not fret”¦for it leads only to evil. (See Psalm 37:8) According to the dictionary worry as a verb can be defined as: To feel uneasy about some uncertain or threatening matter; be troubled. worries as a noun or plural: The act of worrying or […]
There is a famous quote that is often misquoted. The misquote is: “˜Money is the root of all evil.”™ The true quote is found in: (NIV) 1 Timothy 6:10 “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil”¦” (Underlining added) Money is necessary in this life; however, our attitude toward it […]
Our eyes are sensitive to light and darkness. When we step out into the bright sunlight, we squint until our eyes adjust. When we step out of a well lit room into the darkness of night”¦again our eyes must adjust to the difference. Jesus was not talking about our physical eyes, but our spiritual eyesight. […]
“˜Help me, O Lord, to understand how Your words apply to my life”¦”™ This is my prayer, what is your prayer? (NASB) Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.” What you and I value, what we collect, reveals our […]
As Jesus prayed alone on the night He was betrayed, the night before He would suffer and be crucified the next day”¦He prayed, knowing the coming events. (NASB) Matthew 26:39, 42 Verse 39 “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” Verse […]
Fasting is self-denial of something”¦usually food and/or water. Fasting was practiced by many in the Old and New Testament. Fasting was done for specific purposes”¦because of personal sin or the sin of a nation. (See Deuteronomy 9:18) The focus of fasting is on the Lord God as sin is confessed, the reading of Scriptures and […]
One day, Peter went to Jesus and asked a very serious question. Questions which we ask usually indicate something about what is going on in our lives. Scripture does not tell us what was going on in Peter”™s life but his question can lead us to speculate. (NASB) Matthew 18:21 “Then Peter came and said […]