I spoke with many people the last couple of weeks who were talking about their faith. They confessed that it is like one foot in and one foot out. Like a tug of war. Or like straddling a fence. Have you ever straddled a fence? If you have, you know how unbalanced you are. Let me say this friends. We can’t afford today to be … Continue reading Matthew 10:32
A couple of years ago, I took out my grandfathers gun to hunt squirrel in the Allegheny National Forest. I hunted his favorite hollow with his favorite gun. But I came back with much more then a memory. God reveals Himself in the outdoors, yet another time… As I was hunting squirrel, I was thinking about how many nuts one particular squirrel puts in the … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 3:13
Joshua said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 I have found it fascinating that all my life I chased after different things whether good or bad. Those things sort have guided me. Why? Because they won over my heart. Today, it has been so easy to say no to certain things because of this principle. Who has your … Continue reading Joshua 24:15
“In Him was life and that life was the light of men.” John 1:4 We all someday will end up in a graveyard, but that does not mean that we need to live our lives there. Yes, life has a way of knocking us down, yes at times we are confused, and yes, at times we constantly have rocks thrown at us. But because He … Continue reading John 1:4
“He got into one of the boats, one belonging to Simon and He asked him to put out a little from the shore. And then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.” Luke 5:3 Yesterday, I talked about how important those small steps of obedience are. Those small steps lead to greater things, but you must be willing to take the first … Continue reading Luke 5:3
“Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 There are a good number of us in our area that believe that God is going to move through our young people. We are already hearing about a great work in our area among our youth and our children. There is definitely a shift happening, and parents you have a big role … Continue reading 1 Corinthians 11:1
“If you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.” Deuteronomy 28:1 Obedience to me is a thrilling adventure motivated by my love for Christ. And all I want to do is please Him. I am not obedient to Him … Continue reading Deuteronomy 28:1
“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” Psalm 23:4 “It saids, walk through, not camp there, not fighting through, not having a good cry, because it gains us nothing. At one time I did not look at suffering as profitable, but through this I matured spiritually. It exposes the fiber of my faith. Do I boast … Continue reading Psalm 23:4
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Just like the next generation of Israel who faced the risk that their fathers rejected, God also calls us to do the same. He calls us to do the supernatural in confronting the giants in our lives … Continue reading Proverbs 3:5-6
“Tell your children about it, let your children tell your children, and their children to the next generation.” Joel 1:3 Joel urged the elders of Judah to tell their descendants the story of what God did among them. It reminded me of what I heard a pastor say one day. . “The power of first mention. Who ever tells you first has the correct information.” … Continue reading Joel 1:3 & 2:28
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