I often wonder: LORD, are things supposed to be this hard? Is life really this excruciatingly hard? I’m sure you have been there too. Why is there disease, strife and brokenness? PSALM 23:1 “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT.” When you look at the world today and see all the evil and … More IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY
If you think about it, most of us don’t hand over ourselves to anyone here. And why? Mostly because we guard our hearts from being hurt. There is a fear there and a trust issue. But there is only ONE who we can fully trust with all our being and it is the ONE who … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
John Wesley once said this: “GOD breathes into us every good desire and brings every good desire to good effect.” When GOD changes our hearts from stone to flesh, our desires change. We desire what HE desires. I can see this within myself because what I once desired, now I dislike and could care less … More GOOD DESIRES
I recently read this by Paul David Tripp: “But you can have hope because YOUR LORD has complete rule over all the places where you will need HIS promises to become your reality.” HIS promises are always perfect and true…….ours are not because how often do we break our promises? I must admit that I … More HIS PROMISES – OUR REALITY
GOD in HIS infinite, perfect love for us, always loves us and always does what is best for us………. GOD IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND NEAR 2 CORINTHIANS 2: 14 “BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, WHO IN CHRIST ALWAYS LEADS US IN TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION, AND THROUGH US SPREADS THE FRAGRANCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM EVERYWHERE.” GOD IS AN ALWAYS … More ALWAYS
Our gracious GOD is so very faithful to us, so let us examine today how faithful we are to HIM. MATTHEW 25: 21 “YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL WITH A FEW THINGS; I WILL PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF MANY THINGS.” Faithful in a few things is how we start……..faithful in reading our Bibles, study and … More FAITHFULNESS EQUALS FRUITFULNESS
WE are all born thinking we are something don’t we? We establish ourselves in the world and are quite proud of our accomplishments until GOD gets hold of us. But in all of what we thought was good about us, there is still sin and evil within us. No man is good, no, not one! … More COME SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE!
CHRIST is your firm foundation and your ever-present strength. The strength of the LORD for you will never run dry. You must embrace this idea and never think there is “not enough” for you. HIS STRENGTH IS NEVER INSUFFICIENT Because of who GOD is, HIS character and omnipotence, HIS strength in HIS grace in us … More INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH – NEVER!
Doxology is a big word to me however it means: doxa (glory) and logos (word). So doxology can mean a hymn or a statement of praise. WHAT IS YOUR PRAISE TODAY? We were created to return praise to our CREATOR, the ALMIGHTY GOD, ELOHIM. ELOHIM is the Hebrew word for GOD and when we praise … More WHAT IS YOUR DOXOLOGY?
We are 11 days into the New Year and how is your peace? I think we all have an internal meter as to whether we feel at peace or not. When we are not, we have let the world dictate our lives and honestly you have to say to yourself: how is this working? Because the … More NEW YEAR – NEW PEACE
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