God loves the humble. God hates the proud. This is demonstrated over and over in the Bible. If you want to be shown mercy and grace by God, humble yourself. He’s sure to relent and forgive you only if you will humble yourself. It’s as if God is so eager and ready to forgive and […]

As I was spending time in devotional one morning, this thought came to me: My work is a gift to me to delight in and not a burden to bear! Until then, I thought of my work as a burden to bear. It is something that I have to do in order to sustain my […]

2 Thessalonians 1:11–To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,  Most would agree that we live in a blessed country, and even in the midst of hard times, we can […]

I just finished reading the news article on the pastor of the church in Texas that was involved in the mass shooting which left 25 dead. It is a gut wrenching story that hit home for me. The pastor was away on that fateful day, attending a class. The article said that he usually carries a concealed […]

Luke 6:47-48-Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:  48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock… When we’re young, we all have general aspirations of building a life that is enjoyable, […]

Do you know God’s will for your life? That’s a question that I was very interested in when I was in college. I wanted to know what God would have me do, so that I can decide on my major and be successful at it. I didn’t want to go into something that wasn’t God’s […]

Luke 5:15-16-But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healedof their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.  Having 3 kids and the opportunity to be home with all of them until they started full time school…  I knew […]

Do you give excuses for God for something that seems too hard even for God? Such as changing your spouse’s temper? Or turning your grown children around from rebellion and love toward God? Or giving you a position that your education does not merit? You are not doing God any favor by thinking, “Oh, it’s alright. I’m […]

Luke 3:8-9–Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.  In our relationships, they usually grow when we seek to be united in present knowledge of one another.  The […]

Jeremiah 33:6-8–Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security. 7  I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first.  Jeremiah spent his ministry trying to convince Judah/Israel not to […]