Have you ever gotten mad at God because He doesn’t work the way you expect Him to? I can’t tell you how often I shook my head in confusion at the circumstances of my life and thought, “Why would you let this happen, God?” or “Why wouldn’t you let it happen this way, God, if […]
Psalm 20:7– Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. The Psalmist challenges us to find our victory in the Lord. That the desired joy that we want doesn’t come through human means. Or the desired peace and victory over stress doesn’t come through the things we conjure […]
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read the story of Moses and how he was called, but I’ve never seen this until this morning. Moses had in mind to save his people from their misery while he was still a prince of Egypt. And he gave it a try, but it backfired on […]
1 Timothy 6:17–As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. Our family had an opportunity to take a small vacation last week, and my wife and I thought how […]
Where there are people, there will be conflicts. If you are constantly running away from conflicts, then you might as well live in a cave. Even there, your own soul will be in conflict with your heart! Even when miracles were happening and God was blessing, there were still conflicts in the early church. One […]
I remember an old tale that goes like this. A man was selling a house to a new owner for a shockingly low price. But there was one requirement. That the old owner retains the right to a nail that was driven to the front door of the house. The new owner didn’t think much […]
(I didn’t send out any devotionals last week due to our vacation in D.C…) My family and I just came back from vacationing in Washington D.C., and one of the places we visited was Mount Vernon – the home of George Washington, our first president. We spent good half a day sauntering about his vast […]
Matthew 5:14-“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. As a Christian you can probably recall a few times where you were in a place that did not seem welcoming, or had an atmosphere that wasn’t attractive. Yet as a Christian did you feel powerless to infect the […]
Matthew 5:13-“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. Even the world understands this concept, that the goal of a great company, business, or even church is to be […]
Ponder what a deathless world would be like. A world in which no one ever dies.. There would be no crimes. Since you can’t hurt anyone, it would be useless to try. There would be no doctors, hospitals, police, military, since none of these are necessary. (No war!) No one absolutely has to work since you don’t have […]