Jesus Loves The Little People

Scripture Put on your new nature, and be renewed as youlearn to know your Creatorand become like Him. In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all. ~Colossians 3:10-11, NLT Quote These so called “Little People,” without any of the qualifications humans…

It’s Time For A Tent Meeting

Scripture It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. ~Exodus 33:7, NLT Quote Prayer does not fit us for the greater work: prayer is the greater work. ~Oswald Chambers It is my understanding that initially…

Whole Burnt Offering

Scripture Cut up the ram, wash its insides and legs, and lay all of its parts on the altar, including the head. Then make sure that the whole animal goes up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. ~Exodus 29:17-18, CEV Quote Sin must be dealt with God’s way ~Glenn Martin There is one problem…

The Combat Zone

Scripture Listen, God, to my prayer!…My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning because my loud enemies shout and attack. ~Psalms 55:1-3, CEV Quote You cannot defeat an enemy as long as you deny its existence. ~Ya’akov I begin today with another quote: My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying. I am trembling with fear, completely terrified. My…

Good Stewardship

Scripture No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me—it isn’t your land, and you only live there for a little while. ~Leviticus 25:23, CEV Quote I would never have tithed my first million had not I tithed my first pay check, $1.50 and that was for a weeks salary. ~John…

The “Pits”

Scripture You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. ~Psalm 88:6, NIV Quote Discouragement is not from God. ~Ignatius of Loyola I was doing my daily bible reading this past week and the word “pit” kept coming up. David uses it a lot in his Psalms. My first thoughts were–a pit…

Ignorance Is Bliss

Scripture The more you know, the more you hurt; the more you understand, the more you suffer. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18, CEV Quote If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people like the democrats happy? ~Thomas Jefferson I lack the intelligence to argue with Jefferson but I must confess, I do believe ignorance can be bliss. By…

An Expensive Burial Plot

Scripture Abraham accepted Ephron’s offer and paid him the four hundred pieces of silver… That’s how Abraham got Ephron’s property east of Hebron, which included the field with all of its trees, as well as Machpelah Cave at the end of the field. ~Genesis 23:16-18, CEV Quote Do the right thing: it will gratify some folks…

The Unfaithful Servant

Scripture Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time? ~Matthew 24:45 Quote Every believer should live with the constant expectation of the LORD’s return. ~J.T. Draper Jesus was a great story teller and most of…

Sin Up Close And Personal

Scripture Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. ~Psalm 27:14, NIV Quote Sin is what we do when we are dissatisfied with God. ~Anonymous David loved the Tabernacle {Jesus}. He loved to go there, to dwell there, to seek the face of God and gaze upon His beauty.…