Coming up in less than a week is the 10 year anniversary of Sept. 11th. For this generation it is a day that will be forever ingrained in our minds. It is a day that we will always remember and a day that we will always remember what we were doing and the place weContinue reading “10 Years Ago”
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Listen Up
Nehemiah 8:3c – …and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. What a wonderful phrase we have here in the scripture. It says that people listened with an attentive ear to the scripture! Now this wasn’t just for a short sermon, no way, this went on for theContinue reading “Listen Up”
Moving a King’s Heart
Ezra 1:1-2 – Now in the first year of Cyrus King of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, ThusContinue reading “Moving a King’s Heart”
How Long?
Psalm 13:1 – How long will thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? Have you ever felt this way before? Have you ever felt like God had forgotten about you? What kind of emotions did you feel? Anger, Wrath, Sorrow, Disappointment, Anxiety, Worry, Doubt, Frustration! TheseContinue reading “How Long?”
Forever?
From the eyes of man forever seems like a fairy tale or maybe even a distant dream. We have a hard time wrapping our mind around the word forever. Why? Because we have finite minds they are limited by time and space which makes it difficult to grasp forever. But, according to the Word foContinue reading “Forever?”
Standing in awe!
Psalm 4:4a – Stand in awe, and sin not:… To stand in awe literally means to quiver or shake, it also means that we recognize the greatness which God possesses. Have you ever stood in awe of something? Maybe it was on a vacation and you saw a beautiful scene of nature, maybe it wasContinue reading “Standing in awe!”
The Waiting Game
Psalm 27:14 – Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. As Americans we hate to wait. Why? It takes too long! We want everything now or more like five minutes ago. Waiting can be hard work, but according to this verse waitingContinue reading “The Waiting Game”
My Prayer
Romans 10:1 – Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. What a wonderful verse and what compassion Paul had for his fellow people. Paul had one desire, to see the Israelites get saved! This is the same man who took the gospel to the Gentiles because the IsraelitesContinue reading “My Prayer”
The Struggle Within
Romans 7:15 – For that which I do I allow(understand) not: for that I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. Have you ever felt this way in your Christian walk? I know that I have! It seems like a constant battle, because there is a constant battle! As aContinue reading “The Struggle Within”
No Strength!
Don’t you just hate that feeling when you get sick and you have strength to do anything! All you want to do is crawl into a ball pull the covers over yourself and sleep the whole day, because your strength is gone. I hate that feeling, I feel helpless and I hate feeling helpless. The cureContinue reading “No Strength!”
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