The Ocean Even though the ocean is limited in its breadth and scope, it appears limitless. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), water covers 71% of the earth. When standing on the boulders on the Oregon coast (USA) and looking out to sea, water stretches to the horizon and beyond. It seems […]
Have you ever said, or heard someone say, that God is too good, too loving, too kind to permit His own to suffer cruelty? I have from many and even from followers of Christ. Since God the Father had suffering (the cruel suffering of death on a cross), in mind for His Son, […]
Shall we pray…Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB From Isaiah 53:4-6 Holy God of the Bible…Your words are truth, every one of them. You have prophesied of Your Son by the great prophet, Isaiah. You fulfilled that prophecy when […]
Waiting…waiting…many times is hard. We become impatient, surly, prickly, difficult to be around…while we wait. Waiting to be doing something other than what we feel we’re trapped in at this time in our lives. Many times as we wait, we grit our teeth, every day! What did the resurrected Lord Jesus say to […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…The prayer of the week is based on Isaiah 30:18 Father You are the Lord, the living God of the Bible Who longs to be gracious to me. Your kindness […]
“For I will pour out water on the thirsty landAnd streams on the dry ground;I will pour out My Spirit on your offspringAnd My blessing on your descendants.” NASB Isaiah 44:3 For our bodies to function properly we need water – liquids are, many times, not beneficial for our bodies like clean water is. Each person […]
With the advent of the internet, the amount of information available to us every day exponentially increased to the point that it confused opinion and fact. I have to admit that I can’t always tell fact from opinion, especially now during this pandemic. What is true? What is opinion? What do others want us to […]
Where do you go for rest? Emotional and spiritual rest are as important as physical rest. In fact spiritual rest is the most important rest anyone can have, it affects our lives – for eternity. The Lord God Almighty established a Day of Atonement, the Jewish people were to observe this one day a year. […]
“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 1:14 Faith in the Lord Jesus is a game-changer in our lives, followers of Christ. The Word was in the beginning… of creation.The Word was with God […]
Have you ever wanted something so much that you ignored God and the circumstances enough to push to get what you wanted? Then, when you finally had it, your expectations were not met? Balaam wanted the gold offered to him by the king of Moab. He wanted it enough to downgrade God’s answer of “No, […]