Watch!

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. – 1 Corinthians 16:13. Yesterday was the first Fourth of July celebration in the United States since the September 11th attacks. With the celebration came increased security with those watching the events being watched by those determined to prevent...

Set Free!

If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. – John 8:31b-32. Today the United States celebrates its 226th birthday (244th in 2021), which is a celebration of independence, of having freedom. It is a...

The Sum of All Joy

Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they...

The Monument

So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, ‘Escape for your Life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.’ – Genesis 19:17. But his wife looked back behind him, and she...

Wake Up Call

Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the Lord is coming, for it is at hand. – Joel 2:1. The first time I remember receiving a wake up call at a...

Under God

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in...

Better Than Life

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. Because Your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You. – Psalm 63:2-3. When David wrote the 63rd Psalm he was in the wilderness fleeing for his life. I am amazed at...

Almost Stupid

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. – Ephesians 6:10. The Federal Aviation Administration publishes a monthly aviation safety newsletter written by Fred P. Harms. I stumbled onto their December 2001 newsletter entitled “Almost Stupid” in which Fred says, “In any given year fuel mistakes by...

Sleepy People

Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. …And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep...

Hearing God

Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts. – Hebrews 4:7b. Living in the country does have some drawbacks as we have been plagued by the invasion of tiny bugs and now that they have been beaten back, we are now swarmed with countless grasshoppers....