Just Because While Valentines Day is over and gone; God’s love for us never will be. God loves us deeply and He longs for everyone to experience the fullness of that love. If we want real love, ideal love, perfect love, it’s only found in God’s love for us. One small but significant aspect of […]

Holy Discipline As parents we should never start off disciplining our children by spanking them. Instead we talk with them revealing their wrongful behavior. Only then do we begin the discipline process, each time becoming a little more intense. It may start by standing them in the corner, sending them to their room, taking away […]

The Finger of God “The magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, ‘This is the finger of God.’ But Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them.” (Exodus 8:18-19) God was in […]

God’s Blessings of Truth Whenever we bless someone, the blessings that the High Priest would speak over the people comes to mind. He said, “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you […]

Has Somebody Wronged You? Talk about being wronged, Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers, but when the opportunity came to get back at them, Joseph said, “Do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life.” (Genesis 45:4) Joseph […]

Faith And One’s Duty The disciples came to Jesus asking Him to increase their faith. In response, Jesus talked about their duties as servants saying, “So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do’” (Luke 17:10). […]

People Are Talking “But I have heard it said of you.” (Genesis 41:15b) Joseph was standing before Pharaoh because Pharaoh heard that Joseph could interpret dreams. Throughout his time as a slave, Joseph acted with integrity in his dealing with those around him, and throughout this time the Lord was with him. When he was […]

God’s Faithfulness to Our Growth Jesus taught a parable about a fig tree. After three years and bearing no fruit, the owner told his gardener to cut it down, but the gardener said, “Leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! […]

Into The Light Vetting was what health officials put racing horses through to verify their health and soundness before they were allowed to race. The vetting process is now used for those entering into the political arena. It’s where every aspect of a person’s life is scrutinized to the highest degree. Nothing of their past […]

Church Is An Awesome Place Jacob was fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau. He was heading to his mother’s country, Padan Aram, and to his uncle Laban’s house. It was now nighttime, so Jacob laid down, and in a dream he saw a ladder extend from heaven to earth with angels ascending and […]