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What Keeps You Up at Night?
I am weary with my groaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears. [Psalm 6:6] What keeps you up at night? Better yet, what should keep you up at night? Many things bombard our minds begging for attention. We ignore them quite well with the...
Reliable Water for Thirsty Souls
They went to the cisterns and found no water. They returned with their vessels empty. [Jeremiah 14:3] When was the last time you enjoyed a cool, refreshing drink of water? Was it from the kitchen sink or a container in the fridge? Or a pristine stream in the...
How Will We Spend Our Final Day?
For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. [James 4:14] While driving today, I came upon a nasty car accident. Three cars were all smashed together in the middle of an intersection. Police and fire trucks blocked...
How to Guard the Gate of Your Life
In that day the LORD of hosts will be…strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate [Isaiah 28:5-6]. If your life was a city, how aggressively would you guard or defend your gate? Much has been said in recent years about the safety of our nation and how we...
True Follower Versus a Go-Alonger
From that time many of His disciples (followers) went back and walked with Him no more [John 6:66]. Yet another “high profile Christian” has renounced his faith. Aside from glorifying such outings or judging the increasing apostasy, such situations raise an...
God’s Supernatural Separation – In Relationships
Knowing God works all things for our good and His glory, may we trust His separation. May we rely fully on his orchestration in our associations, friendships, and relationships. Separating Associations, Friendships, and Relationships Associations When God initiates...
God’s Supernatural Separation – Sanctified
As we continue this series, let's look at how God orchestrates His supernatural separation to sanctify people for unique life purposes. As unnatural as it may seem, He sometimes separates the best from the best. Separated unto God Not all separation involves pain....
God’s Supernatural Separation – Defined
Come out from them and be separate (separation), says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. [2 Corinthians 6:17, parenthesis added] Why do we resist or refuse separation? What is it that makes us hold onto harmful things and people? Could the very...
Overcoming the Pain of Living in Quarantine
As we approach the anniversary of the coronavirus and associated quarantine, we hear of the after effects of such lockdowns. Life as we knew it has drastically changed. Church attendance is much lower, yet online streaming attracts a far larger audience. Working from...
What Does Following Jesus Cost?
And they forsook all and followed Him [Luke 5:11]. There is a cost to discipleship that few people acknowledge or understand. Those who follow Jesus tend to focus on the associated rewards. Those include earthly blessings, personal integrity, closer walk with God,...
Stripping Bolts in the Darkness
The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple [Psalm 119:130]. All I managed to do was strip the bolts. I was trying to change the deflated tires on my hand truck. Inflating them was pointless as they were old and well past their...
Finding Shelter Under Almighty God’s Wings
If ever there was a time when we needed a safe shelter, it is now. What a messy world! Sickness and death. Mandated masks. Closure of businesses. Loss of freedoms. Restricted interaction. Isolation. Rampant misinformation. Slanted media. Unreliable sources. Mob...
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