Today let’s look at how Jesus comforts us with both His rod and staff. David wrote Psalm 23 from his real experience with God. David, a shepherd himself, understood how a shepherd tends his…
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Does life ever seem like a rat race? Every week is a list of to dos and you wonder if you are getting anywhere? When we are listening to the Spirit of God and…
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Don’t you appreciate being around thankful people? My father-in-law is this kind of person. When his wife passed he never once expressed self-pity or anything but thankfulness for the years he had spent with…
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With the hectic schedules we all keep, it is challenging to rest and be refreshed. This week I took a 14 mile bike ride across limestone trails along a stream. It was mentally restful…
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I will never forget the holiday table of my mother-in-law. It was overflowing with food and decorations and of course loving family members. It was joyous and celebrating. I think God’s table is the…
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We give thanks daily for small deeds done for us. But the thanks we give to God comes from a deeper well of gratitude. It begins from the heart. We understand without Him we…
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What could be better than having Jesus in the flesh? What could be better than having Him to talk to when you had a problem? Jesus’ disciples couldn’t imagine life without their best friend.…
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God sits on a heavenly throne. Man didn’t put Him there. Man can’t take Him from His position. God is the only eternally seated Potentate or king. The Greek word (kathemai) for “sit” means…
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We sing and read about the word honor. Honor is translated in the Biblical Greek as value or esteem or to prize. How do we value or esteem or prize our relationship with God?…
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Glory is a word we often hear used or sung but fail to define its meaning. Glory belongs to God alone. The word Glory comes from the Greek word “Doxa” and means to give…