STEPPIN’

“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the...

A DEEPER LOOK AT GOD’S MERCY

“The Lord's kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning.” (Lamentations 3:22-23 Contemporary English Bible) This is your Monday Short meditation! I’m simply going to share two quotes from two well-known pulpiteers who lived centuries ago. Their work lives on. Read both the verses above and...

JOURNAL ENTRY

“This is the day which the Lord has made; let’s rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24) I entitled today’s meditation “Journal Entry,” because I’m writing it to share a personal experience that I encountered Thursday night. While the title is fitting, and it relates to my authentic emotional state after making an observation before retiring for a good night sleep, perhaps I...

THE INANIMATE MESSENGER

“I’m blessed! God knows I’m blessed! As I look all around meI realize, I’m blessed!” (Chicago Mass Choir Lyrics) On the table in the center of my living room sits an inspirational black cube that has a word printed on each of its six sides. My wife, faithfully turns the cube daily, positioning it so we can read a focus word for the day. You can’t miss it. The six words are Pray,...

WHEN GOD

“If only you listen obediently to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all this commandment which I am commanding you today.” (Deuteronomy 15:5 NASB) We have voiced a plethora of sayings that relate to the authority and sovereignty of our God. We say things like, “If God puts it on my heart,” “But God…,” and “God willing,” to name a few. Well, this morning I...

DISTANCE & TIME

“Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!” (James 4:8 Good News Translation) Good morning! The title led you to believe you were going to read some related to physics. Well, if you did, that is not the case. Let me get to the point and fulfil my purpose. If you have been using “It’s to far as an excuse for missing...

GET THE DOCTOR!

“Here are my directions: Pray much for others; plead for God’s mercy upon them; give thanks for all he is going to do for them. “(2 Timothy 2:1 The Living Bible) The month of October brings back memories of a time that I suffered a fall at a medical facility due to a sudden vertigo attack. Somehow, even though I don’t recall my actions, I was informed that I drove my dizzy self to my...

IDENTITY THEFT

“You have an unmistakable identity; a child of God.” (Rev. M.R. King) I know, its only Tuesday morning, earlier than usual, for a Sunday Share, but this is exactly what it is, and it is timely. As Pastor M.R. King, started a five-part series, he read the following text. Take the time to read it, even if you have visited this passage before. “After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately...

WHAT TIME IS IT?

“Sow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness; harvest in accordance with kindness.break up your uncultivated ground, for it is time to seek the Lord until He comes and rains righteousness on you.”(Hosea 10:12 NASB) This is your Monday Short meditation! As you will note, I posted this at the regular time, 12:02 a.m. Therefore, you have plenty of time to do what I am about to ask you to...

THE MAN WITH THE MAT

“ Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made...