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"You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me." (Psalm 139:5) My grandmother taught me how to hem. I remember it being as difficult to learn as tying shoelaces, my fingers feeling thick and clumsy. I wanted to learn to sew, however, so I kept...
Have you ever been around a complainer? A person who always seems so down and everything that happens is bad and nothing looks as if it is improving. How long does it take for you to just want to move away from this type person? In no time you feel yourself being drug...
Throughout the book of Exodus and Numbers the Israelites complained. God, through Moses, had battered the Egyptians with ten plagues until Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Israelites leave after God struck all of the first-born of Egypt, both people and animals. As...
"...for we live by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor 5:7, NET) Let's remember that God is a God of abundance, and He is not slack about His promises. When He promises us healing, He heals. When He promises to provide for our needs, He provides. When He promises to...
In the concluding portion of our series on the "Eschatological" significance of Nation of Israel to all keen Biblical Students, we come to the subject of the Millennial rule of Christ... Supremacy... "In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be...
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going." (Eccl. 9:10) I have been trying to fix up my old house this Summer. The work I was able to hire people to help me...
He was trembling. She was stuck; couldn’t move because her hair was so matted down, it prevented her from moving her legs. These two puppies were found alone, lost, hungry, trembling under a truck. My friend adopted them, cleaned and fed them. He no longer trembles,...
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’–which means ‘God with us’” (Matthew 1:22 NIV). “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of...
Hubby and I stood at the customer service window of a large wholesale store. The line was getting longer because the woman at the window, in a loud voice, gushed demanding questions: You mean I don’t get a refund for my membership? And you won’t compensate me for the...
"Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other." (1 John 4:11) Recently a kind lady found a six week old puppy abandoned in her driveway. It was skin and bones, covered in fleas, and close to death. It was beyond belief how anyone...
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jeremiah 29:11) It definitely looked like winter...the foliage was off the trees, the bushes were bare, and things looked...
Over the years I have gotten so many letters and e-mails of appreciation for these simple stories I write. These letters always warm my heart. Once in a while, however, I get a letter from hurting soul who is angry with both God and life. I got one of these the other...
"'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered." (Mark 11:22) "The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!'" (Luke 17:5) "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." (Psalm 20:7) "They're so far away. And things seem to be...