Meeting Jesus

Someone asked me how they could tell if they had had an encounter with Jesus Christ. I told them that it is impossible to be in the presence of our…

Scared of God

Luke 1:12 says that Zechariah (father of John the Baptist) was "troubled when he saw" the angel of the Lord. I just wonder how many times that I have prayed…

Blessings

Thank You God for Psalm 32. I read that Psalm this morning and remembered just how blessed I am. My "transgressions", my sins, are forgiven! (And I have a lot…

God’s Will

There's nothing wrong with asking God to modify or change a situation that you or a loved one is going through, even Jesus did that. (Mark 14) Sometimes, however, we…

Usefulness

The other day I got to feeling useless. I got to feeling like my life didn't matter. I hadn't done anything of any significance and if I died nobody would…

Lemons Into Lemonade

King David says, "You turned my wailing into dancing...." (Psalm 30:11) David is praising God for taking the "bad things" in life and turning them around for good. I think…

Extol God

King David says, "I will extol You, O Lord...." (Psalm 30:1) or I will give you praise and worship You. He then goes on to say why. David praises God…

Gossip

Proverbs 6 lists a sample of the things that God hates, even considers them abominations. One of those is "sowing discord" among each other. One of the easiest ways to…