I recently read this quote by Paul David Tripp in his devotional book entitled: New Morning Mercies……. “WHATEVER CONTROLS THE WORSHIP OF YOUR HEART CONTROLS YOUR CHOICES, WORDS, EMOTIONS, AND ACTIONS.” Our hearts worship and tend to love something. We can get obsessed about an idea, a person, place or thing. It seems to be … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
I have found myself often at the end of myself this past week. I have felt overwhelmed and weak. How about you? When I am at the end of myself, GOD begins just there……HE begins where I cannot. GOD HOLDS US IN A WAY NO ONE ELSE CAN And my own sin is an end … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Ever feel a little raw around the edges? I would say a lot of people are feeling this way. The anger and hurt are showing in our society and maybe it’s because of all that is happening beyond our control. As humans we have all sorts of feelings due to our circumstances, feelings that leave … More RAW MATERIAL
The LORD GOD is the creator of all things……….all………things. It seems in this day and age that we have moved toward a worship of the created rather than the CREATOR. GOD is the giver of all things and our CREATOR……let’s remember that before we give the created all the credit. HE is our life and … More CREATE IN ME
Have you been humbled recently? I know I have due to a health diagnosis. Somehow we seem to think we still have control over the smallest of things and that is when GOD in HIS wisdom snatches those very things out of our hands, humbling us at the same time. IN HIS HUMBLING OF OUR … More PLAIN HUMBLED
If only I had seen that coming! How often have we said this? Sometimes life changes on a dime and sometimes there are unforeseen tragedies, surprises and events. Are we taken by surprise? Of course we are! How often we wish we could see what is coming around the corner………but do we really want to … More LIMITED SIGHT
If you faithfully follow and love JESUS as LORD of your life and with all your heart, then HE is working a masterpiece within you…….did you know? When I think of a masterpiece, I think of a perfect painting or a symphony played to perfection. Notice I said the word perfect. Most of us will … More YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE
DID YOU KNOW that the word branch is another name for Messiah? Actually the word branch is mentioned a few times in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament in reference to the coming of a Savior……. JEREMIAH 23:5 “BEHOLD THE DAYS ARE COMING, DECLARES THE LORD, WHEN I WILL RAISE UP FOR DAVID A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH, AND … More IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BRANCH
First and foremost we were made to worship our LORD, Creator of Heaven and Earth. We were created by HIM, and in many ways, we were made to create too. Our CREATOR gave us a perfect universe that quickly became broken, however, and we as broken beings still have that something inside us that makes … More CREATED BY THE CREATOR
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