Scripture:  Nehemiah 4:6-9 - So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. 7 Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the [a]gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry, 8 and all of them conspired togethe...  Read More

Proverbs 30:5 -  Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him.A retrospective look, gives us understanding by way of the history of a matter and being studious of the past, while a prospective look invites us to follow the clues of the present time to forecast that to come, with some borrowing from the past's trends, to then recreate a situation and prove a claim...  Read More

Scripture:  Matthew 8:26 – Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?  Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.  The hymn “Jesus Savior, Pilot Me was written especially for sailors -- using words that they were familiar with --  chart, compass, and the need for a competent pilot to guide them over the tempestuous seas.  Edward Hopper was born in New York on Febr...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 2:10 – For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.Though we move into each New Year with some new plans, aspirations and even dreams, the plans of our God remain the same as He had planned them from the very beginning.  So the question is not so much about our new plans for God, but are we walk...  Read More

Scripture:  Genesis 32:29 - Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.As we anticipate a new day and even a new year it behooves us at times to encourage ourselves by reflecting on the past times and places that our God has blessed us.  The blessings of God are not always material, in fact, the true blessing...  Read More

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.When was the last time you really examined yourself?When was the last time you requested the Lord’s help? What’s going on in your life that requires sifting?What consequences you’ve suffered were self-in...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 12:2 NASB - And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”       It takes time to truly surrender ALL to Jesus.  Have you ever seriously pondered the depth of that statement? Today’s Scripture verse reminds me of the concept of world view.  One wri...  Read More

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you.Who is in your corner? In boxing the corner man/cut man is just as important as the boxer’s training. With young fighters the corner man, the cut man, and the coach/trainer are often the same person doing three different j...  Read More

Scriptures: Deuteronomy 11:18,19 (CSB) - “Imprint these Words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol on your foreheads.  “Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, and when you lie down and when you get up.”     When I was a young child, my parents did not reward me with money,...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 2:8 (NLT) -  Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.   “Anything great in this world is birthed out of pain.”  So goes one of many life lessons compellingly demonstrated in one of my favorite movies, “The Case for Christ.”  In that true s...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 40:28-31- Have you not known?  Have you not heard?  The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.  His understanding is unsearchable.  He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might, He increases strength.  Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord...  Read More

Text: II Corinthians 8:9 - For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.II Corinthians 9:15 - Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.Sometimes, if not often, we ought to just be still before the unfolding of grace, having that audience with God. The reach of grace, for it's innumerable de...  Read More

Scripture: Luke 2: 11-14 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manager. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Without Christ there is no...  Read More

Scripture: Genesis 37:19-20 - Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! 20 Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!”I am highly favored as a master of dreamsAn exclusive gift for His chosen redeemedNot all possess this special and unique favorOften, there’s ...  Read More

Scripture: (Romans 15:4-6) For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.Do you ever need a...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 96:2 NKJV  - Sing to the Lord, bless His name; proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.        While listening to “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” a 2008 song recorded by contemporary Christian group Casting Crowns, I was reminded of the unique wonder, beauty, and majesty that such music invokes.  Songs about the Savior’s first arrival are uniquely uplifting a...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 6:10-18 - Scripture:  Ephesians 6:10-18 - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts...  Read More

Scripture:  Ephesians 6:10-18 - Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly p...  Read More