Archive for May, 2010
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Monday, May 31st, 2010Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will sustain you;…”
I have learned a great truth about life. We are responsible for our own happiness. Over the years, I have heard people say, and perceived myself, that finding happiness was an external thing. Deep happiness or joy is an internal thing. It […]
Our Intentions
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Genesis 28:15 “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go and I will bring you back.”
Jacob was one of the most imperfect men in the Bible. Yet, God used him. The night after he stole his brother’s birthright and left home secretly, God said to him, “I am with you […]
Remembered History
Friday, May 28th, 2010John 16:18 “What does it mean by ‘a little while’?”
When I was in high school, my best buddy, Larry, and I decided to go on a summer senior trip together. We loaded up his old station wagon with canned food, a tent, and camped all the way to the Florida Keys. Recently, we were playing […]
Agents of Change
Thursday, May 27th, 20102 Thessalonians 2:14 “…that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
One of the things I remember the most about Cronicville is all the conversations. Sundays were practiced on the farm in Cronicville from my grandparent’s understanding of the Fourth Commandment which meant we got up and did the chores that […]
Love Conquers All
Wednesday, May 26th, 20101 Corinthians 13:8 “Love never fails.”
Brad Paisley has a song, “I’m Still a Guy,” that talks about the differences between men and women. I laugh at the lines,
“When you see a deer, you see Bambi and I see antlers up on the wall.
When you see a lake you think picnics and I see […]
A Still, Small Voice
Tuesday, May 25th, 20101 Kings 19:15 “The Lord said to him, ‘Go back the way you came.’”
Elijah was a 9th century BC Hebrew prophet and reformer. He lived in the time of King Ahab and his evil wife, Jezebel. Elijah had a striking victory on the Lord’s behalf. As sometimes happens, he then suffered a great defeat and […]
God is Not a One-Time Inoculation
Monday, May 24th, 2010Proverbs 16:6 “Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.”
I was swimming laps in the apartment pool one night. Most of my body was underwater or moving through the water. The only exception was the back of my head. I kept feeling something that seemed […]
Stereotypes
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Human beings are rather odd creatures. We tend to like people who look like us. It doesn’t matter what “us” […]
The String of Christ’s Love
Friday, May 21st, 2010Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them…and teaching them…to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Jesus connected with people. His call to us is simple. It is from Matthew 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples […]
If Only I Had Known
Thursday, May 20th, 20102 Corinthians 7:10 “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”
Lord Northington, who was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in 1765, suffered a severe attack of gout. In that day, it was believed that gout was brought about by excessively rich foods. For a period of […]
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