“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9). Have you ever had the feeling that it’s over? In spite of everything you’ve planned, prepared, done, and even prayed for, you feel that it…
Tag: hope
Advent
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.” (Micah 5:2) The word Advent originates from a Latin word “Adventus” which means “coming” or…
New Life 2024
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Recently, I noticed a dead limb in my yard under a tree. I then looked up and saw a limb ON that tree that looked dead but I knew that there…
What If?
What if a soldier on the battlefield had to get out his training manual to see what to do in a situation? What if an emergency arises while driving and the driver has to get their driver’s ed textbook out to see how to react? What if an athlete is…
Waiting Wrong?
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 27:14). Many times, maybe most of the time, when we pray, we have to wait for God’s answer. We don’t understand why we have to wait. Many times in the Bible, Jesus immediately answered…