Genesis 13:7-8-and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. 8 Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are […]

God often prepares me in the morning for the day that lies ahead. What I meditate on in the morning, so often helps me deal with the events that happen throughout the day. Yesterday, for example, I didn’t have a very good day. I went to the dentist to get an implant I’ve gotten previously checked […]

Acts 10:13-15–And there came a voice to him: “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”  14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” When we consider […]

Jesus has three offices: Prophet, Priest and King. We are familiar with the first two – as the Prophet, He speaks God’s word to us, and as the Priest, He mediates for us. But we are not familiar with His role as the King. King’s role in the Old Testament was mainly to deliver his […]

Matthew 8:25–And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”  If you ever had the chance to be around elderly people who feel like their “time is up”, then you know there is a difference between the illusion we are “perishing” and the reality of it.  I had the privilege to […]

We can drive ourselves crazy trying to figure God out. He defies conventional logic. There is no recognizable pattern that He follows. And that is exactly how it should be if He is higher than us. Reading through the Book of 2 Chronicles, the kings of Judah and Israel are assessed either as “he did […]

Love is having no back-up plan. What would you think of a man who has a secret girlfriend as a back-up plan while he is marrying another woman in case that marriage does not work out? What do you think of a woman who makes his fiance sign a prenuptial agreement before marrying in case the […]

2 Corinthians 12:8-Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. This passage refers to the famous “thorn” God permitted Satan to give the apostle Paul during his life and ministry.  Surely God left out what the “thorn” was, or we probably would’ve made a denomination out of it.  So […]

As you look back at your life, how have you seen God’s steadfast love on your life? Have you connected your past history with God’s love and guidance? In Psalm 136, you read the refrain, “for his steadfast love endures forever” repeated many times. But before each refrain is an act that God performed on […]

Genesis 3:11–He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”  There is a principle that we try and establish in our home with our kids, “that if we are not building each other up, how can we influence the outside world […]