I GOT JUST WHAT I WANTED!

ByDr. Mark April 23, 2025 3 Comments
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7 NASB) I prayed for the Lord to give me something specific to write specifically to you at this specific time. God is a prayer hearing and a prayer answering God. This is how He answered me in a sequence of things. Several months ago, I had found an old cassette tape on which my...

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!

ByDr. Mark April 22, 2025 0 Comments
The question was asked innocently and openly by an individual whose thoughts had been infected by the incessant noise of the world or an invalid conclusion developed by the independent rationale in his mind/ Here’s the question: “How can I be guilty of sin if I am alone all day?” My response, “Let me count the ways.” Oh, do you want to know some of what I listed? Let me give a list,...

MAKING UP

ByDr. Mark April 21, 2025 0 Comments
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9 NASB) This is your Monday Short meditation. I’ve heard it said and sung, “Making up is hard to do.” Granted, making up for lost time is very hard to do, especially when the time span behind you, filled with misdeeds, mistakes, mischief, and...

RESSURECTION MORNING REPEAT!

ByDr. Mark April 20, 2025 0 Comments
May you be blessed on this special day, a day that sparks reassurance for believers, saved by grace through faith! It is Resurrection Day, or as some of you refer to it,” Easter.” Hopefully, if you use the latter term, it has a holy significance and it does not just point to a holiday significance. Hopefully, your focus is on the devoted Lamb of God and not just the delicious ham and side...

COMPARING FAITH

ByDr. Mark April 19, 2025 0 Comments
“Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. For by it the people of old gained approval.” (Hebrews 11:1 NASB) Okay, so you won’t misconstrue, misunderstand the meaning of the title above, let’s get you thinking right, instantly, immediately, with an initial comment. This meditation has nothing to do with comparing one individual’s faith with...

WHEN YOUR PERSISTENT PRAYING PAYS OFF

ByDr. Mark April 18, 2025 0 Comments
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV) My granddaughter called me Tuesday night and informed me that she got the job for which she was praying. She got a job at a location just 15 minutes from her...

KEEPING A “YES, I CAN” ATTITUDE!”

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2025 3 Comments
‘”I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13 NASB) The purpose of this morning’s meditation is to encourage seniors and younger adults who will one day, Lord willing, reach their senior years. The closing verses are from the scriptures focused on this past Sunday as my older brother, Dr. H.C. King, preached the morning service. Here are some words of...

NSF

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2025 1 Comment
No matter how high you have ascended on your climb up to your home above, regardless of your spiritual maturity, integrity is required. So, as you read this be completely honest about the times when your faith was floundering. Where is your faith? Is heaven sending you an NSF (Non-Sufficient Faith) notice?  Let’s explore a little. After you have cared for others, you wonder who will take...

GETTING TO THE DESTINATION NAMED “BETTER”

ByDr. Mark April 15, 2025 0 Comments
Frustrated by the fact that in spite of going to church regularly, in spite of hearing countless sermons, in spite of attending weekly bible study classes, an individual began to wonder why things were not changing for the better in his life. First, I responded, sometimes the destination named “Better” is not arrived at quickly by divine design. I elaborated to utter the familiar phrase,...

NO NAME TAG NECESSRY!

ByDr. Mark April 14, 2025 0 Comments
“Raise your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who brings out their multitude by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing.” (Isaiah 40:26 NASB) Has the scene I am about to describe ever played out in your days, and you played it off. Let me describe the scene...