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Just a Carton of Cream
Father, it is so easy to rationalize a wrong deed or attitude. Yet you desire truth and honesty. Thank you for your Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin. Help us to obedient. Amen.
This Little Light
Heavenly Father, We thank you for Jesus who came as the light that we may have the 'Light of life' and that we can let Him shine through us, giving light to this dark…
The Root System
If you get bumped in life and find that a bitter root has been disturbed and springs up with in you, take action!
Our Interests and God’s Will
How often do we look to our own interest? How often do we look to the best interest of our family, of our church? Is it possible that our interest may not be in…
Grace to You
When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8 (NKJV)
What is that in Your Hand?
What's in your hand? What have you been leaning on all these years? Is it a natural ability? Is it a drug? Is it something you're good at? Is it your reputation (or lack…
Serving Faithfully and Fully
Even as a slave, Joseph trusted God and remained faithful and served diligently, showing Potiphar that God was real.
Secret of Contentment
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12
Feeling or Fact: What Will You Stand On?
Questions: Have you been struggling with despair? Are you relying on feelings instead of fact? How can you affirm God’s truth in your life today?
Always Show Up
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7
His Weakest are Indispensable
Do you sometimes feel like you are not needed? You are. Paul explains that the body of Christ includes many parts — all needed and necessary.
Expectations
Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
How to Seek the Lord
My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.
Christ in Me
“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in…
A New Creature
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
No Limit to His Love
When asked to describe the width of his love, he stretched one hand to the right and the other to the left and had them nailed in that position so you would know he…
Win the Argument Yet Lose
There are times when one thinks they’ve won an argument but still wind up the loser in the end. The loss comes from not watching the tongue.
Words of Blessing
here is so much power in our tongue. We can shape and build lives with words that strengthen and give life.
Rocky Place
If you are in the shifting sands of life right now, seek out Jesus. He will be your rock, your stronghold, your refuge.
The Easy Yoke
When I was young I thought a godly life meant avoiding things that others in town enjoyed freely. I was on the outside looking in as my youthful peers spoke of their first cigarette,…
Choose Carefully
Do you ever feel like God has not lived up to your expectation in some particular circumstance of your life? Perhaps you have believed… yet nothing has happened. When you feel confused and wondering…