It’s the Christmas season. We’re hearing and seeing all kinds of news, both good and bad. Jesus said, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33). Jesus…
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Obstacles
Given August 2018 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) This should be an encouraging word from Jesus but, many times, we forget it. He’s saying,…
Surrounded!
Given May 13, 2018 We sang a worship song in church recently by Michael W. Smith called, “Surrounded” and one of the lines brought an image and lesson to my mind: “It may look like I’m surrounded but I’m surrounded by You”. Actually, I saw two visions in my mind….
Words
Given October 2017 “The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” (Proverbs 18:21 NLT) Today, let’s consider the impact of words. God used words to create the Heavens and the earth, “And God said…”, (Genesis 1). Isaac used words to bless Jacob,…
God’s Throne
Given August 2017 “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) I read this one morning from our church’s Project 345 Bible Reading Plan, (actually, I jumped ahead one…