SCRIPTURE: “I am the Lord, and there is no other. 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.” Isaiah 45:19 Throughout centuries, people have resorted to others to aid in decision making. People within ones’ sphere may or may not be suited to addressing such n...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Psalm 34:18 Depression is a state of being that shows itself as persistent sadness, low energy, loss of interest in activities, and feelings of worthlessness. Some believe that Christians don’t or can’t get depressed. That is not true. Life can overwhelm even the believer. That is why the Lord...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10   Many times, we resolve safety as the absence of trial, conflict, or struggle.  In today’s world, much of what we see around us (uptick in mental instability, political wars, and the lack of population peace), there is little evidence of the product we refer to as, safety and or security.  Ho...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: " Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a proof of perdition, but [a]to you of salvation, and that from God. “ Philippians 1:27...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling,” Ephesians 1:17-18 Eternal Father and our gracious God, once again as we open Your Word we ask that the Holy Spirit would give unto us enlightenmen...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.” Proverbs 8:14-16 Seeking wisdom? It is one question away from all of us. We simply ask the Father of lights, of whom there is no variation or shadow of turning (James 1:17) and true to His Word, He give...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” John 14:13-14   The Bible tells us in Philippians 4:19, “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: " My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:2-4 Or put differently "Let patience have her perfect work." Of course, Bible-centered patience is neither procrastination, nor passivity, and the need to d...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 Rebuke the idea that our past has no value, whether it involves profit or danger,It’s a reference point of God’s gr...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” James 1:2-3 It should not seem strange that troubling circumstances befall us. We are to be overjoyed, not because of the circumstances, but because God is able to keep us in the midst of the circumstances. James 1:2-3 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when you...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  "And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you.  He will be with you; He will not leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:8 This morning, I was compelled to escape a mounting cesspool of pessimism. I’d been stuck over the past several days in a kind of affective quicksand and was in need of a speedy deliverance! It may have resulted from a recurrent pattern of interrupted sleep, o...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature childr...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.  If that is the case our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.  (18) But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold imag...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus..."  Philippians 3:14 In this dear world of ours, when we hear the expression of 'livin’ large' it usually means, that our selfish desires are not only being met, but exceeded... that whatever counts as materially good, like a fly car, or whatever contributes to having 'street cred' like a fella 'getting' a...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24 It’s that time for a divine and spiritual spring cleaning,I surrender all, so the Lord can conduct a heavenly screening.Search me, O’, Lord, to identify any sinful, evil, and wicked ways,Anxieties, uncleanliness, and unr...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. 9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,” Psalm 32:8-9 It takes intentional effort for you and me to act right, change lanes, and to learn more about ourselves. Our omniscient God knows the heart of man and what it will ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial, which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;” I Peter 4:12 We all try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack us at once. Satan tries to confuse us. We feel like our lives are being consumed with the cares and troubles of this world. Paul referred to these ideologies as fortresses i...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Moreover brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain” 1 Corinthians 15:1, 2 Did you see that last statement of the apostle Paul’s in verse 2?  I have often thought that the worst kind of deception is that whic...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 15:5-6 Father, we thank You for the Word You've given unto us.  We ask now, Father, once again that You would do that supernatural work in all of us. That our hearing an...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:9 Whose name comes to mind when we think about a biblical upright person? Most often it is the man, Noah. There are reasons why this person is known as one who lived a life of uprightness. Noah found favor with the Lord; He remained steadfast and focused. He was not easily d...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. 13 The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!”  Song of Solomon 2:11-13 The winter season creates an appreciation ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You:… And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive.” 2 Chronicles 6:19, 21 The wisest man on earth, King Solomon, understood human nature, our tendency to be inflated ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, ‘In the Mount of the LORD it shall be provided.’” Genesis  22:14 Abraham had a life of highs and lows. As Abraham had more victory in his faith walk, God ultimately tested Abraham by having him offer up his son Isaac, the son of promise (Genesis 22:1-19). Abraham’s test was not a temptation but...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.”  John 10:14 I recently came across  a list of souls online who were “reformed atheists or agnostics.”  I use the term “reformed” because this somewhat eminent group of intellectuals, debaters, scientists, philosophers and such, has reportedly repented of their unbelief and rejection of the gospel, and embraced Jesus ...  Read More