Scriptures:  Matthew 6:24 – No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.Genesis 6:8-22 - But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah begot three sons: Sh...  Read More

Scripture:  Acts 13:47 - For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”Christians are in the world to influence. We are walking love letters of CHRIST. How can we just surround ourselves and/or befriend just other Christians? I learned before (and I am still growing) we must allow others (who are not in th...  Read More

Scriptures:  (Ephesians 6:8 - NKJ) …knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord whether he is a slave or free. (Rev. 22:7) Behold. I am coming quickly! “Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”  (Rev. 22:12, 13) And behold. I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to everyone according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omeg...  Read More

Scripture: (I Timothy 1:15 NKJ) This is a faithful saying and worthy of acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…Christmas for me during my youth was such an exciting time of the winter season. The end of another year. It was then when I anticipated that the Christmas Holiday was near. A season of visiting relatives; Church and Sunday school drama around the Bible story of ...  Read More

Scripture:  Ps. 25:4 “Show me Your ways. O Lord; Teach me Your paths.”Teachableness is a quality found in those who desire to learn. It was present in the disciples of Jesus Christ and seen in Christ’s relationship to His Father. In Heb. 5:8, Christ, God’s divine Son had to learn His obedience not from His Sonship, but from His sufferings. As the Son, He was always obedient to the Father’s will; b...  Read More

Scriptures: (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) (16) Rejoice always, (17) Pray without ceasing, (18) In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.(Luke 22:41-42) And HE was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and HE knelt down and prayed, (42) saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup from ME; nevertheless, not MY will but, Yours, be done”.(Luke 23:39) Then o...  Read More

Scriptures: (1Thessalonians 5:16-18) (16) Rejoice always, (17) Pray without ceasing, (18) In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.(Ephesians 2: 8-10) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, (9) not of work, lest anyone should boast. (10) For we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good work...  Read More

Scripture: (Deuteronomy 28:1-2 NKJ)  …”If you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today,  and all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.”Quote:  We cannot rely on God’s promises without obe...  Read More

God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on HIM the name which is above every name, so that as the name of Jesus, EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in Heaven and on the earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory God the Father.” Phil 2:9-11 Type your new text here....  Read More

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:5 New King James Version (NKJV) - 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 took a good look in the mirror? The older I become, the more details I miss when taking a quick glance. A more careful examination would reveal min...  Read More

Scripture:  Matthew 7:12 (NKJV) - Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”  Have you ever been talking to somebody, and you haven’t finished more than a couple of sentences before their eyes start scanning the horizon for someone else they can greet or grab the attention of, leaving you standing there wondering, ‘Gee, what happened?  Wa...  Read More

Scripture:  (Ephesians 5:20 NKJ)  …Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Psalm 92:1 ) It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High  (Psalm 92: 1, 2) To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night.Thanksgiving Day holiday observance is one of my favorite times of the year...  Read More

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-4 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans12:1 (CSB) – Therefore brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God,  I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, this is your true worship.  God never fails to let us know what He expects or requires of us.  Many times in the business world, supervisors don’t fully train or explain to their employees what is required of them. Employe...  Read More

Scripture: Numbers 11:1 (NASB) - Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD HEARD IT, His anger was kindled,…  We recently purchased some “Yellow Sticky Traps” for a no-see-ums infestation we experienced around our home toward the end of summer.  Hung strategically in our basement and next to our kitchen window and waste basket, they ha...  Read More

Scripture:  Joshua 7:1-12 and 24-26 - But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel. 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto...  Read More

Scriptures: (Proverbs 17:17  NKJ)   A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Proverbs 18:24)  A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks (stays) closer than a brother.We all have had friends/friendships- starting in grade school years and throughout adulthood. Our gaining of this friend may have been through some close association or ...  Read More

Scripture: Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.Someone has been knocking at my doorIt’s been so long since I have invited my LordLately, it hasn’t been home sweet homeThere’s a vacancy, yet I choose to be aloneAs for my house, there’s been a voidI’ve invited ill-advised tenants, ...  Read More