Here And Hereafter

Scripture Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter. ~Revelation 1:19, KJV Quote A good man is never less alone than when he is alone with God. ~Matthew Henry In preparing our message for Sunday, I was studying Mark 6:45-56 where Jesus commands His…

A Place

  Scripture My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? ~John 14:2, NIV Quote Before God made man, He made a place for man to live. ~Charles L. Allen Charles L. Allen was a Methodist Pastor…

Eight Wonderful Words

Scripture Take courage, my child, your sins are pardoned. ~Matthew 9:2, Weymouth Quote We assume that enough money, enough knowledge and enough effort will solve any problem, but this is not true–it will not solve the problem of sin. ~Alton MacEarchern Not many people share my afflinity for reading various translations of the Bible; matter…

Hallelujah, I am A Slave

Scripture “Praise our God, all you slaves of His who fear Him, great and small.” ~Revelation 19:5, Williams Quote I had rather be Jesus’ slave than the devil’s minion. ~Ya’akov Usually the Revelation is the last book I finish when I read through the N.T. but this time it will be Acts or Matthew. I’m…

Looking For A City

Scripture But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them. ~Hebrews 11:16, NLT Quote The first step to abundant life is to cultivate a heart that desires good and delights in the LORD…

My Portion Forever

Scripture My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever. ~Psalm 73:26, CSB Quote At death the ungodly lose all their wealth, but the Godly inherent the wealth they have never had. ~Ya’akov Psalm 73 was written by Asaph who was one of the worship leaders. He…

A Future And A Hope

Scripture For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. ~Hebrews 13:14, NLT Quote “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” ~Viktor Frankl Everyone needs something to look forward to, we call this hope. Regret looks backward but hope always…

Psalm 16

Scripture I said to Yahweh, “You are my Maker and my Master. Any good thing You find in me has come from You.” ~Psalm 16:2, TPT Quote Unless you learn to receive, the Christ life will be impossible for you. ~Calvin Miller I love the Psalms and I like David’s theology. Our Heavenly Father is the supreme…

Give Them Heaven

Scripture We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what’s ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we’ll never settle for less. ~2 Corinthians 5:4-5, MSG Quote Earth has no…

Following Jesus

Scripture “Where I am going, you will not be able to follow, but one day you will.” ~John 13:36, The Passion Bible Quote By and by, through the shining portals, Turning our feet, We shall walk, with the glad immortals, Heav’n’s golden street. ~Mary B. Slade This is Jesus speaking to His disciples prior to…