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…

Builders

It breaks my heart when I hear Christians putting down other Christians. I know that we all like to think that our group or our denomination has all the right…