Archive for July 2019

Phi. 4:12-13I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.…

2 Cor. 3:4-5Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Someone once said that the only two things in life of which we can be certain are death and taxes. It is a humorous quote, but I…

Jn. 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” There are some areas of the world in which it seems that war has always existed and will never cease.  In these areas of…

Jn. 15:11I have told you these things so that my joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing. I remember being a child and feeling the excitement of receiving a new toy that I thought I could not live without.  In the beginning I…

Lk. 10:2He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” The first job I had as a teenager was as a busboy. I remember in the beginning there was some excitement at making a few dollars for…

Matt. 18:19-20 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” A friend of mine has a sailboat. The boat is…

Matt. 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit There is a Christian archetype we likely all know but would not wish to…

Ecc. 4:12Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Yesterday, we read the words of God as He stated that companionship and fellowship for man are better than loneliness. There is no single reason why this is the case. In fact, the bible points to…

Gen 2:18The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Regardless of our individual callings from God, we are all called to community. At times we may desire to go off alone for one reason or another, to decompress or find relief…