Psalms

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 Shall we pray…“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].2 I will say […]

God’s healing touch

When you are broken-hearted, cry out to God, for He is faithful to heal!

Lesson from the birds…

Do you begin your day with praise to the living God?
Do you begin your day with prayer to the living God?

The Company You Keep

We choose our friends.  We choose to spend time with them because we enjoy being with them.  They make us happy or they challenge us to be better.  We are encouraged to stay away from people who are bad influences and cause us to get into trouble. We become more like the people we are […]

Make Time to Take Time

It’s been a long day.  It’s been a busy week.  We don’t have much time to ourselves when we are working full time, raising a family, social time with friends, or just vegging in front of the TV or the computer.  In the precious moments of time we do have, we fill those with a […]

“anyone” ~ That’s you and me!

All are included when Jesus said… (NASB) Luke 9:23 “… ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.’” I am one of those who come under that “anyone” category.  So are you! For the followers of Christ what did Jesus say we are […]

Prophecy… became history

Jesus intentionally set His face toward Jerusalem.  Prophecy would become history during that Holy Week.(NASB) Luke 22:1 “Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread which is called the Passover was approaching.” Jesus and His 12 disciples went to Jerusalem for this historic Passover.  Why historic?  Jesus became the Passover Lamb, sacrificed for the sins of everyone […]

Dark Valley of Death

What scares you?  What fills you with fear? In Israel, there is a real place called “the valley of the shadow of death”.  Tour busses stop on an outcropping which hides the deep valley from the tourist’s eyes.  If anyone walks out on the loose shell overhang, tour guides warn them of danger.  If the […]

Listening… to the wrong music? Listening… to the music of praise to our God?

Listening… to the wrong music?Listening… to the music of praise to our God? Follower of Christ… are you listening… to the wrong music?  Is the music you sing full of depressing thoughts, wasted years, wrong relationships? Follower of Christ… are you choosing to listen… to the music which praises our God? David looked at his […]

No one!

There are commercials about putting on a mask to appear happy when in reality your mind and emotions are caught in the dark place of depression. Follower of Christ: follow the example of David.  David was on the run from King Saul and hiding in a cave in the Ein Gedi region of Israel.  David […]