Have you ever assumed God must have given His approval to something simply because it seemed to fit so nicely into your plans? Zeal without God’s clear direction usually ends in disaster. Such was my dilemma this week, as I charged ahead with a project without checking to see if this was His plan …
What Do You Know For Sure?
“I am sorry to tell you that the results say you only have six months to live.” “The test is positive. Your situation is incurable. Let’s talk about how we can manage it now.” “Years of skipping annual check-ups have led us to a point of no return. There is nothing we can do now.” …
Treasure’s Folly
A fleet of yachts sits atop the blue-green waters of the sea surrounding the Bahamas. Beneath them, an army of scuba divers painstakingly sift through dead coral and sand searching for lost treasures sunk over three hundred years ago when a Spanish ship, the Maravilla, carried over six hundred souls to eternity. Many of those …
Another Jesus
Another jesus is masquerading as the Jesus of the Bible. This false jesus overlooks the murder of innocent babies in the womb. He understands and allows for the reasons people murder others in the name of their own rights. He loves without any call to repentance or righteousness. This masquerading jesus accepts what happens in …
True Love
It was the shoes that I remember. Piles upon piles of shoes no longer needed by their murdered owners. Our tour of the Holocaust museum in Israel fell right after our tour of Golgotha and the empty tomb. The reality of what God’s love cost Him had never looked rawer than it did to me …
Filled For His Glory
I stumbled onto this quote in one of my classes this week, and it will not let go of me. “It is clear that it is possible to be a Christian without being filled with the Holy Spirit.” John Walvoord. It is a sad reality in every church that there are believers who will not …
Give to Him That Asketh of Thee
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com His eyes were sky blue. They reminded me of the color of my grandfather’s eyes, except his had not been drained of hope, as this man’s seemed to be. The red light did not give us much time to chat, and the temperature registered in negative numbers with the wind …
Faithful Friendship
The dark clouds of grief would not lift for so long. Everyone I loved had been taken from me, and my sadness had turned to anger. How could this happen? Did Jehovah, the God of Israel see me? If He did, why did He not intervene? I pushed those who tried to help away. How …
Faithful Under Pressure
J. Hudson Taylor labored under intense pressure, ill health, and deep grief as he followed God’s call to China. It is reported that over the course of his ministry he buried two wives and no less than four children. At one point, his faith was so low, he even considered taking his own life. …
New Year, Faithful God
2024! Can you believe how quickly this new year came? I admit that the older I get, the faster the years pass, especially now that most of my children are grown. As I sought the Lord for the spiritual theme for this year, the faithfulness of God came up time and again. Abraham’s encounter with …
His Song in the Night 