A Terrible End

Scripture In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe. So he ended their days in futility    and their years in terror. ~Psalm 78:32-33, NIV Quote Discipline is the difference between goals and accomplishments. ~Jim Rohn Many, many years ago I heard a preacher pray, “LORD help…

The Fizzle Effect

Scripture You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it. ~Numbers 11:18-19, NIV Quote Only Jesus and His love become more and more engaging, absorbing and satisfying. ~Timothy Keller The Israelites…

Putting God To The Test

Scripture But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High. They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. ~Psalm 78:17-18, NIV Quote Putting God to the test is one of the essential impulses of the human heart. ~Timothy Keller I don’t know about you…

Forgetting

Scripture “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind. This is your lot”…declares the Lord, “because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods.” ~Jeremiah 13:25, NIV Quote The mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~Ya’akov The United Negro College Fund motto is…THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.…

The Branch

Scripture Like a Branch that spouts from a stump, someone from David’s family will someday be King. ~Isaiah 11:1, CEV Quote There are two things that cannot be explained by those who do not believe: the fulfillment of prophecy and the existence of Israel. A king once asked one of his subjects, “Can you give…

Revival And Rain

Scripture He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. ~Psalm 147:8, NIV Quote Power belongs to God. ~David, King of Israel What does REVIVAL and RAIN have in common? Only God can produce them. I can’t make it rain and I cannot produce revival. I don’t…