PRESENTING PROOF

ByDr. Mark December 18, 2022 0 Comments
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.  And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed and progressively changed by the renewing of your mind , so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is...

MY UNIVERSAL CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 17, 2022 0 Comments
“To God be the glory!” This is my universal Christmas card that I am sending to all the Mark Writes readers!  I’m not being cheap.  I do not have postal service cutoff times for mailing card in mind.  I am not curtailing the work of doing what God has called me to do via these meditations.  Actually, it is just the opposite.  I am complying with my calling to spread the good news...

THAT WHICH WAS PASSED DOWN TO YOU

ByDr. Mark December 16, 2022 0 Comments
“I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.” (2 Timothy 1:5 NLT) The good things that have been passed down to you only become of value, if you use them.  Let me give you an example and an encouraging word. Yesterday I made dinner for two, using a recipe that was...

THE TSUNAMI OF THESE TIMES

ByDr. Mark December 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Be on guard.  Stand firm in the faith.  Be courageous.  Be strong.’” (I Corinthians 6L13 NLT) The holidays, these are the times where ripples of influence are grand and go to great heights, trying to overcome our minds and dictate our actions.  Of course, there is the tidal wave of holiday displays that try to lure you to go outside your budget and purchase things that have a limited...

TEXT TIME!

ByDr. Mark December 14, 2022 0 Comments
“Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought harm to this people?  Why did You ever send me?  Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done harm to this people, and You have not rescued Your people at all.  Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for under compulsion, he will let them go, and under compulsion...

YOU CAN MAKE IT!

ByDr. Mark December 13, 2022 0 Comments
“Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness.  I smash the bands of marauders; I vault the high fences.  What a God!  His road stretches straight and smooth.  Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him makes it.” (2 Samuel 22:29-31 MSG) God is sending a specific message to all of us for a specific purpose this morning.  Most of us have...

CLEAN OUT THE JUNK FILES!

ByDr. Mark December 12, 2022 0 Comments
“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.  Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized.  Do that, and God, who makes everything work together,...

THE TRACKS OF TIME

ByDr. Mark December 11, 2022 0 Comments
“I will bless you as long as I live…” (Psalm 63:4a The Living Bible) As I sat on the couch watching the national news, my young granddaughter came up and sat beside me.  Before I knew it she was running her finger across my forehead.  Like going through a book, using your fingers to keep from losing your place, she went from one side of my forehead to another, tracing every horizontal...

LIVING OFF SAMPLES

ByDr. Mark December 10, 2022 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) Two teenage girls are in the mall on a late Saturday afternoon.  They are mostly window shopping, having quickly purchased a couple of inexpensive items with their weekend allowance, a monetary allowance and not the “allowance”...

IN THE MEANTIME!

ByDr. Mark December 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.  They said, “Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky?” (Acts 1:10-11 Contemporary English Version) In response to Wednesday’s meditation, one faithful reader whom I have known since childhood, shared a prayer, so powerful that you would think you were in her presence as she...