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"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." (Proverbs 16:9) Have you ever been in a swimming pool, and tried to swim against the flow of the water jets? Or been in the ocean, and tried to swim against the direction of the current? It is a...
Dear Diary, This evening, I glanced at a phone number and remembered it without looking twice. And, I made myself a note .. and remembered those numbers without looking again; two times in the same day! They were appreciated reminders that life is, finally, getting a...
"Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11: 28-30) Often, as I...
A wise man built his house upon a rock and the rain came tumbling down.The rain came down and the floods went up and the house on the rock stood firm. How often as children at Sunday school , we sang these very words and now as adults live this very...
“Come near to God and He will come near to you.” (James 4-8 NIV) Our heavenly Father desires to have an intimate love relationship with each one of His children. We were created for fellowship with God and nothing else will fill that longing in our hearts for Him. We...
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35 NIV) If I had one wish, in fact, it would be that this wonderful Spirit of Christmas would live on in our hearts, minds, and souls all through the year. I know that it is possible too, because I have seen a few...
"Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" (Acts 20:35 NIV) I was pushing my shopping cart loaded with a week’s worth of groceries out of the store the other day when I suddenly heard, "Wait Dad you forgot!", behind me. My oldest son then ran...
The Apostle Paul in his ministry desired to help the Corinthian Christians see that the power of their faith is in God -- not in human ideas and strategies. He wrote in his letter:- "Dear Brothers even when I first came to you I didn't use lofty words and brilliant...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard." (Ps 19:1-3 NIV) The morning dawned...
"See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the...
God is ushering us into His presence where He wants to perfect us into His mould and design. He is calling us into the Holy of Holies, humbled by His grace and perfected by His love. I sense in my spirit that these are such difficult times for the church even more...
"I will exalt You, O Jehovah; for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me. O Jehovah my God, I cried to You, and You have healed me. O Jehovah, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, from going down into the Pit....