SCRIPTURE:  Therefore, leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.” (Hebrews 6:1 NASB)  Do you find the many juxtapositions in Scripture compelling? God’s Word is full of verses that place side by side two comparative sets of conditions or principles. We are urged to pursue the o...  Read More

Scripture Acts 9:3-6 -  “And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonishe...  Read More

Scripture:  Matthew 6:34 [the living bible] -  "So don't be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time."  What can one do in twenty-five minutes? I can, and recently have, eaten a meal, watched an episode of 'the Rifleman', waited in line at the ATM, and enjoyed a devotional journey from the GBFC team's input. I can cut my front lawn, and I can wash, br...  Read More

(Scripture) Acts 13:1-5:  1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, having fasted...  Read More

Scripture:Genesis 29:16-18 - And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel, and said 'I will serve thee [Laban]seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter."It has been stated, even sung about, how 'beauty is only skin deep' [yeah, yeah, yeah!]. And we've h...  Read More

Scripture:  John 17:21 says “…that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.”“Time is significant because it is so rare” someone has stated.  Time can never be recycled, yet it is our friend. Time enables us to make wrongs – right, hurts to heal, attitudes to change and Christlike character t...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 95:4, 5-  In His hand are the deep places of the earth: The heights of the hills are His also. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.Approaching this subject, it seems appropriate to begin at the beginning according to the Bible. The first book of Moses is called Genesis, a Greek word meaning “origin,” “source,” “beginning.” For it is recorded that in t...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 12:3 HCSB  - For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.Unmerited favor … “God’s favor toward the unworthy” … God’s choice to forgive us, bless us, keep us, provide for us and protect us even though we don't deserve it. Simply put, ...  Read More

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Scripture: Psalms 91:4-6 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.As I collect my thoughts from a long dayMore and more I realize who keeps me okayIt...  Read More

Scripture:  2 Timothy 1:9 – Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.Titus 2:11-12 – For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the...  Read More

Scripture:  Galatians 5:1, 13-16 -"Standfast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage... ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. But if ye bite and devour...  Read More

Scripture:  The Lord sent this message to Jonah, the son of Amittai:  “Go to the great city of Nineveh and give them this announcement from the Lord:  ‘I am going to destroy you, for your wickedness rises before me; it smells to highest heaven.’” JONAH 1:1 (TLB)    The Ninevites, reputedly a very wicked and barbaric people, surprisingly HEEDED the warning of Jonah, the reluctant prophet who WANTED...  Read More

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1 (NKJV) -  “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.”        Did you know that as early as the mid-1940s, humankind had developed two major ways of predicting the position and intensity of hurricanes?  These methods involved something called aircraft reconnaissance and computer technology—the latter of which emerged in the ...  Read More

Scripture:  I Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.Christ is our steadfast foundation.  In this verse, Paul let the believers know that they could be steadfast and unmovable in their faith, because of the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.  They we...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 119:9-11 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.I prayed early this morning, and I’ve been challenged alreadySatan, temptation, and the flesh are rising, all before 11My continual praye...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 22:10 -  'From birth I was cast on You; from my mother's womb You have been my God.'  Roots convey the idea of foundation and basics, of origins and principle, of nurture and fundamentals, the anchor before the ceiling; strings speak to connectedness and the constituency behind both literal and metaphorical 'fabric'; bridges speak to the path allowing us to be us, a construct wh...  Read More

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 (NKJV) -  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ….who comforts us in all our tribulation, so that we  will be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”       A dear family member recently shared with me how some co-workers were giving her some grief.  She is their supervisor, poss...  Read More