BIBLES

ByDr. Mark January 27, 2023 0 Comments
“But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 NASB) You can fact check me if you want, but my quick research uncovered something quite revealing.  Let me share my finding with you because I’m sure it will reassure you that not all is lost.  Twenty million bibles are sold annually,...

JESUS CAN FIX IT!

ByDr. Mark January 26, 2023 0 Comments
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.  He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord .” (Luke 4:18-19 Amplified Bible) When you...

THIS IS WORTH REPEATING!

ByDr. Mark January 25, 2023 0 Comments
“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11 KJV) The following is not only the shortest meditation you will ever receive from me, but it something I have shared with my congregation that is worth repeating, reiterating, restating for all who have ears to hear! Here’s how to live a godly life, presented in a progressive plan.  Be God taught!  Be...

THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES

ByDr. Mark January 24, 2023 0 Comments
“…and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8b KJV) Do you remember when you first learned to ride a bike?  And do you recall having set boundaries initially; boundaries that were eventually expanded gradually?  Sometimes you stayed within those boundaries and other times, tell the truth now,...

I AM…THE FIXER UPPER

ByDr. Mark January 23, 2023 0 Comments
"The farmer plants the Word.  Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road.  No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them.  And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel.  When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm.  But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off...

GETTING OUR DUCKS IN ORDER

ByDr. Mark January 22, 2023 0 Comments
“As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own.  Always be humble and gentle.  Patiently put up with each other and love each other.  Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united.  Do this by living at peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3 Contemporary English Version) Looking out the kitchen window and...

ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ZACCHEUS TYPE

ByDr. Mark January 21, 2023 0 Comments
“Then Jesus entered and walked through Jericho.  There was a man there, his name Zacchaeus, the head tax man and quite rich. He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way—he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd.  So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus when he came by.  When Jesus got to the tree, he looked up and said,...

THE ANSWER TO ALL THE QUESTIONS

ByDr. Mark January 20, 2023 0 Comments
“The Holy Spirit will give you the words to say at the moment when you need them.” (Luke 12:12 The Voice Translation) Here is a question that I have been asked multiple times over the last five-plus years that I have been sending out meditations personally via email and publishing publicly on the Marks Writes Daily blog site: “How do you know what to say?” Well, now in my sixth year, and...

THE WITTICISM AND THE WITNESS

ByDr. Mark January 19, 2023 0 Comments
“Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword will perish by the sword.  Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?  How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?” (Matthew 26:52-54 NASB) Joseph P. Kennedy may get...

THE KING’S PROMISE

ByDr. Mark January 18, 2023 0 Comments
“Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”  And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba.  So, when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”  He said, “At your service!”  Then the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, to...