AN ALPHABETIC ESSENTIAL

“At this the woman came and fell at his feet. “Help me, sir!” she said. Jesus answered, “It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.” “That's true, sir,” she answered, “but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table.” So, Jesus answered her, “You are a woman of great faith! What you want will be done for you.” And at that...

WANDERING INTO THE NEW YEAR

“Oh, love the Lord, all you His saints, for the Lord preserves the faithful, but amply repays the one who acts in pride. Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart, all you who wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 31:23-24 Modern English Version) In a book entitled “The Works of Maupassant,” there is a short story, “Miss Harriet.” Here is an excerpt from that story, “At the time I was...

SURVIVING THE CHAOS

“You will continually hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end  . For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs  .” (Matthew 24:6-8 The Amplified Bible) In...

THE COST OF WHINING

“Do everything without complaining...” (Philippians 2:14 NLT) There is a sign affixed to the top of the entry door to my wife’s home office that says, “THERE WILL BE A $5.00 Charge for Whining.” What caught my attention were the words in capital letter, “THERE WILL BE A.” Synonyms for whining include moaning, grumbling, and of course, complaining. While the sign on the door was...

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH…

At times, the going gets tough in this life. Perhaps you are even going through a tough time right now. My counsel, which comes from the Lord, is really quite brief this morning, just a few verses for you to reflect on, retain for future use, and thus result in you being equipped with reliable resources to fall back on when the going gets tough. Read on for all the remaining content of this...

NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.”(Colossians 3:23 NLT) Monday you opened up gifts that had to be assembled.  Following detailed instructions with innumerable steps, you put together the furniture you ordered online, You worked hard to assemble the multiple pieces and you smiled when you did not have one part or screw...

GOING TO

“Now is the time to relocate from burdens to “better,” from hopeless to hope, from our entrapments to the freedom that is ahead, from where we reside in our mindset now, to a place where relief, hope, joy, and victory resonate loudly.” (Mark L. King Quote) Since we did not have a Monday Short meditation yesterday, I will try to be brief today.  I may not say it all, but when all is...

ERRORS!

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” (Romans 3:23 NLT) Some of you are still laughing at the error you stumbled on towards the end of this past Saturday’s meditation.  If you are not still laughing, your initial response, at the least was, “What!”  I got it right on the blog site, but to those who I send the meditations to via email,...

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER VERSES?

“O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful...

THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24 KJV) I know!  The heading above sounds title like a movie title of a feature file that has a catastrophic event that changes life on earth, “The Day After Tomorrow.” The latter refers to a disaster. The title I have chosen relates to deliverance.  The movie title refers to an emergency....