An Oxymoron

Scripture Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord. ~Psalm 70:1, MEV Quote “God never needs to be called upon to hasten. He is never tarrying uselessly or carelessly.” ~G. Campbell Morgan Years ago, we were in REVIVAL at DBC and I had Randy Sharp leading the music and…

Found My Life Verse

Scripture O God, you know so well how stupid I am, and you know all my sins. ~Psalm 69:5, TLB Quote If you see yourself as a little sinner…You will see Jesus as a little Savior. ~Martin Luther As I was conversing with some old friends Sunday night at the picnic, one of my less than…

Friendship

Scripture There are “friends” who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. ~Proverbs 18:24, TLB Quote Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. ~C.S. Lewis I am not a fan of Solomon; he was a spoiled rich kid who wasted the later part of his life in…

No One Is Perfect

Scripture Well, now I’ve done it! I’ve made a complete fool of myself by going on like this. But it’s not all my fault; you put me up to it. ~2 Corinthians 12:11, MSG Quote It is a poor dog indeed, that cannot wag it’s own tail. ~Naola Bailey I do not know what laymen…

Cheerful Giving

Scripture He {God} gives you something you can then give away…so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God. ~2 Corinthians 9:12-14, MSG Quote God is a generous giver and His desire for us is that we be like Him. ~Ya’akov We had an offering each night at…

Whole World Worship

Scripture How awe-inspiring are your deeds, O God! How great Your power! No wonder Your enemies surrender! All the earth shall worship You and sing of Your glories.  ~Psalm 66:3-4, TLB Quote Atheism is a temporary condition: someday every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD. ~Anonymous I don’t watch…

Dealing With Stress

Scripture When we arrived in Macedonia province, we couldn’t settle down. The fights in the church and the fears in our hearts kept us on pins and needles. We couldn’t relax because we didn’t know how it would turn out.  ~2 Corinthians 7:5-7, MSG Quote It is encouraging to me to know that great men…

Conspiracy, Not Theory

Scripture Lord, listen to my complaint: Oh, preserve my life from the conspiracy of these wicked men, these gangs of criminals. ~Psalm 64:1-2, TLB Quote A conspiracy is a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. ~Daniel Webster When a fire breaks out, chances are someone set it. I do understand…

Prayer

Scripture Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. ~1 Timothy 2:8, NIV Quote PRAYER…the world’s greatest wireless connection. ~Image Quotes From time to time I come across something that is too good for me to mess with. I have a deep urge to edit practically everything I…

Promises, Promises

Scripture By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature. ~2 Peter 1:4, NKJV Quote There is no human condition for which you cannot find a PROMISE in God’s word. ~Edgar A. Guest When I first read today’s text, I thought,…