SCRIPTURE:  “And let us watch out for one another to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together as some are in the habit of doing, but  encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.”  Hebrews 10:24, 25 (CSB)    You may or may not have a fireplace in your home, but you needn’t have one to relate to the desirability of their purpose or function.  While ...  Read More

Scripture:  “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one.  Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.”  Hebrews 11:16 (NASB)Author Ken Gire is quoted as saying, “From the glimpses of heaven given us by Jesus, we know that whatever else heaven is, it’s FULL of joy.” [Reflections on Your Life (1998)]  As meditation-worthy as that ...  Read More

Scripture:  II Corinthians 5:7 – We walk by faith, and not by sight.I remember when I invited Jesus Christ into my life in August of 1978.  I knew life was more than just what I had been experiencing.  There was a void in my life, but I didn’t know how that void could be filled.  I tried to fill the void with many worldly things.  When I finally invited Jesus Christ into my life, the void was fill...  Read More

Scripture:  James 1:21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.Lord, I simply can’t hear YouThere’s no clear service that comes throughMaybe I am not in the right positionThe signal is low with poor and weak receptionI am guilty of allowing distractions to worsen conditionsMy heart has hardened wi...  Read More

Text:  Psalms 34:15, 17-18 - "The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry...The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken  heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."Ruth 1:16 - "And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: ...  Read More

Scripture:  Judges 21:25 - 'In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what was right in his own eyes.  Ruth 1:1,2 - Now it came to pass IN THE DAYS WHEN THE JUDGES RULED that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife, and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Nao...  Read More

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,...  Read More

Scripture: ( Acts 24:16 NKJ) …” I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.”Integrity means having a clear conscience. Apostle Paul says of Himself that He aims to maintain a blameless conscience both before God and men (Acts 24:16). The believer ought to strive to do what is right, not what is easy. We always know upfront the right thing to do. However, the har...  Read More

Scripture:  “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 7:12Anybody remember that old t.v. series titled, “Unsung:  the Story of {celebrity X}?”  It was about celebrities of yesteryear who never quite got the notoriety or recognition of some of their more popular contemporaries.  I’ve always believed that “empathy” is one of t...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 ...  Read More

Scripture:  I Thessalonians 4:3 - For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:  Proverbs 11:14 - Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.  Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and p...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 119:18 – Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.    Isaiah 26:3-4 – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee:  because he trusted in Thee.  Trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.  Hebrews 12:2 – Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.During this time of the...  Read More

Genesis 16:1-16: Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her ...  Read More

Scripture:  Isa. 42:9a:  “Behold, the former things have come to pass and new things I declare;”In the Process of Time – God Does a New Thing, the theme for the Women’s Ministry 2020, but little did I know how much this theme and verse would begin to be experienced. The coronavirus, the home going of my sister in Christ, Jan Terry after serving Christ together for 48 years, being a caregiver for m...  Read More

Scripture:  (Luke 24:44- NKJ) “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning me.”In nearly every place of business where I found myself during the past few weeks,  there was an amazing response regarding Easter, resurrection, and the living Savior. Department s...  Read More

Scripture: (Matthews 6:33)  “….seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”(Matthews 6:25-32) Jesus warns the disciples against worrying. For the byproduct of worrying is more worrying.  Worrying today robs us of  trusting the Lord. Every day we tend to experience roaring minds filled with anxiety of things… putting our care upon things of the w...  Read More

Scripture: I Thessalonians 5:16-18 - Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.  II Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of ...  Read More

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:9-21 9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are well known to God, and I also trust a...  Read More