What About God?

“I sought the Lord, and HE heard me….” (Psalm 34:4) The renowned Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle married his secretary Jane Welsh, who devoted her life to him and his work. Though he was fully occupied with his work, he is said to have loved her dearly. Some years after their marriage, Jane took ill and…

As a child, do you remember waiting on mother to open her Mother’s Day gift, or for Christmas morn to dawn? Along with the keen sense of anticipation there was a sense of excitement. Today, many of us find ourselves waiting for God to provide an answer to a prayer or for the fulfillment of…

“There is no one like the God of Jerusalem, who rides on the heavens to help you, and on the clouds in his majesty. Deuteronomy 33:2 Is this a season in your life when you are continuously under the gun? When prayer seems to go unanswered, are you guilty of trying to place the blame…

When all your hopes are shattered, and people disappoint you, remember there is someone who will never fail you. One who will love you to the very end – and that is Jesus Christ. Here are the A, B, C’s in taking a step of faith towards making Him Lord of your life. A =…

Ephesians 3:20 The other morning, I was running late on the way to the office. I was in the right lane to turn and there were 3 or 4 cars ahead of me. One car was about to turn, but in front of it there was an SUV waiting for an ongoing light to change.…

Whenever you want to make changes in your life, you may be painfully aware of your own unfaithfulness and failures of the past. The Lord is not asking for your promises to try harder. He simply asks for your loving devotion. If you sincerely love Him deeply, your service for Him will be of the…

When I was in Grad School, I learned that there is a tree called “Lodge-pole Pine” at the Yellowstone National Park. The pinecones on this tree can remain on it for years. Even when they finally drop off, it is amazing that they remain tightly closed. The only condition under which they are known to…

What’s holding you up today? Is it GRAVITY or NOTHING? One of the verses of scripture I could never understand while in Seminary was Job 26:7 “He stretched out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.” Then I read a scientific report about the relationship of the earth and the…

Exodus 14:1-5, 21, 22 The miracle of rolling back the Red Sea happened “all that night.” On the next day it became apparent that God was on the night shift! In other words, the morning simply revealed what God had done the night before, while everyone else was asleep. Good News: Even when you feel…

With heavy hearts as we remember the travesty of 9/11 that we experienced in 2001, may we keep in mind the words of comfort that our Savior offers us today: “He hath sent me to heal the broken hearted….to set at liberty them that are bruised…” (Luke 4:18) I am reminded of Tamar. She was…