I was in a baker’s shop enjoying the aromas of all the breads. Enjoyable as they were, I must admit they did not compare with the aroma of bread I had known as a child. My father grew the wheat and took a sack of it to be milled at the local mill. He watched it being...
"For God is not a God of disorder…" (1 Cor 14:33) First things first. What is the chief and highest end of man? Let the revered Christian Book namely the Westminster catechism give the answer. "Man's chief and highest end is to glorify (worship) God, and fully to...
Scripture "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Rom 12:21) Observation We can choose how we respond to evil, we are not helpless pawns but are children of the King. We can decide not to be overcome by evil, it does not have to swamp us. Evil may,...
Dear Jesus, You are the Son of God, and you went through an agonizing passion for me and everyone in the whole wide world. In the Garden of Gethsemane you sweated great drops of Blood due to your agony. You were arrested and the soldiers put a crown of thorns on your...
This morning I walked along the verandah, checking on my pot-plants. There were all sorts of plants grown from cuttings or gifted to me, most of them hardy and long lasting against the harsh summer sun. The most precious plant on the verandah was a small rosebush. I...
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." (Psalm 147:3) I am into fixing things. If something breaks, get out the scotch tape, superglue, or bandaids. I come from a long line of fixers. We all knew my dad could fix anthing, from a picture frame that fell...
Continuing with the series on the orderliness of our Creator, especially in the manner of His listing of the beatitudes, today we "string together" two to five pearl-like beatitudes after already having focused upon the first "pearl": ...
Scripture "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." (Pr 27:17) Observation Iron is sharpened for a reason, usually for an implement that does work. Implements such as knives and axes achieve determined tasks, it may be to cut up wood for keeping a fire...
Today, in the concluding part of our series on the orderliness of God with special reference to the perfect order in the Beatitudes, we come to the final three "pearls"… read beatitudes… Incorruption... "Blessed are the pure in heart..." (Matt...
Scripture: "So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him." (Jer 18-3) Observation: Here, Jeremiah...