RISE!

This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”Ephesians 5:14  (NIV) Easter was last Sunday, but we are still in the middle of the Easter season of the church. Easter denotes various things to us. It can mean the beginning...

THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,Hebrews 12:1  (NIV)God has a special purpose for each one...

Whatsoever You Do…

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, Love your neighbor as yourself.Luke 10:27   (NIV)Whenever we would be discussing whether or not I should or shouldn’t do something, I can...

EXPECTANT FAITH

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.Psalm 5:3  (NIV) Just as an expectant mother waits eagerly for the birth of her child…so must we wait with hope for our sovereign God to fulfill His plan for our...

WHERE DO WE DWELL?

WHERE DO WE DWELL?And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their Revelation 21:3  (NIV) When we were children,...

MARY, DID YOU KNOW?

Mary’s Song “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name.” Luke 1:...