Last week, in Lessons Before the Cross, Part 2, we saw that because God must "approve" our trials, and we can be assured that He will never allow anything we cannot handle with His help. Before allowing us to go through them, He prepares a way out! In fact, He has...
Have you noticed that the devil tends to always strike when we're on a spiritual high? I have seen it so many times. Take the wonderful people who volunteer for ministry, for example. So many sign on, only to drop out a few days/weeks/months later, because...
My two sons have Autism. It makes life difficult for them on even the best days. The condition is insidious. It hurts them and chains them in so many ways. Even though they are both full grown neither of them will ever be able to live on their own. Autism hampers...
Last week, in The Serpent in the Wilderness, Part 1, we saw that the only reason the poisonous snakes hadn't always been a problem to Israel was that God was protecting them. It was their complaining against God that pushed His protection away. Today, we pick up the...
In the third part of our series, after reflecting on how the good Lord provides social security, we shall focus on how the Almighty guarantees economic security also. We pick up action from 2 Kings 4:8-10 where there is a mention of a devout, hospitable lady, a...
It has been the longest Winter this year. First came the weeks of the polar vortex accompanied by record breaking, below zero temperatures, frozen water pipes, and wind chills that cut into your bones like an icy knife. Next came the snowstorms one after another...
"Now this is what the Lord says - the One who created you, Jacob, and the One who formed you, Israel - 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. I will be with you when you pass through the waters, and when you pass through...
Last week, in The Serpent in the Wilderness, Part 2, we saw that though God doesn't always "remove" our problems, but He always provides a way out. That "way out" comes by looking to the cross, where Jesus was "lifted up." We have hope because Jesus laid down His life...
"Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but...
"I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." (Jeremiah 31:25) Many years ago our first grader, little white suitcase in hand, was ready to leave in search of a better place. She had been invited to go to her room to think over some behavior, and apparently...