Focus… what are you reflecting?

What are you focusing on that your lifestyle and actions are reflecting? Lately I have been paying close attention to those around me and their language and behavior. I’ve noticed that many times the things people say they believe or support are not in line with their lifestyle or language and the things that are […]

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Vision

Proverbs 29:18 says, Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. Vision is important. The word for vision used here is also translated “revelation”. We are blind without vision. We will stumble in the dark. We will be unable to navigate the proper course for our […]

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The Lord is Enough (Reflections on Psalms 119:57)

Psalms 119:57 says, Thou art my portion, O Lord;  I have said that I would keep thy words. My reflection on this verse is this: God is with me.  He is my gift and I have an inheritance through Him.  He is for me and because of that he is enough for any situation.  Nothing can […]

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What is Within You

Mark 7:15:23, there is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man…for from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts…all these evil things come from within, and defile the man. The key for us […]

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Power in the Blood

The words of an old hymn came to life for Tracy and I yesterday.  The chorus says this: There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r In the blood of the Lamb; There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r In the precious blood of the Lamb. We were in our living room enjoying a fire.  Tracy came into […]

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What’s Holding You Back

II Timothy 1:8-9 says, …God has saved us and called us with a holy calling. We all have been put on this earth by almighty God. God purposed for us to be here at this time. He called us with a holy calling. He has plans that we are to fulfill. He has given each […]

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Your answer has been provided

James 1:6 says, “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.  For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed”. How many times do we continue to ask God for the same things.  We ask and ask and ask until we can see a physical answer or […]

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Believe in what you don’t see

John 20:29, Jesus says to Thomas, ” Thomas, because you have seen me, you believed, Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. Without faith it is impossible to please God – If we trust in only what we can see or prove, we limit God and His miracle working power in […]

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The Choice is Yours

Joshua 24:15 says, “…as for me and my house we will serve the Lord”. As we have completed Thanksgiving we are headed full steam ahead into the Christmas season many choices are made and our time is filled with many activities.  Radio stations are playing Christmas music, homes are decorated, communities have turned on their […]

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Things God Hates

Proverbs 6 says, “Six things God hates, seven are an abomination”. The six things are as follows: A proud look. A lying tongue. Hands that shed innocent blood. A heart that devises wicked imaginations. Feet that are swift to run to mischief. A false witness that speaks lies. He that sows discord among the brethren. Today, […]

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