WHEN YOU LOOK FOR JESUS – HE WILL MEET YOU!

ByDr. Mark February 6, 2022 0 Comments
“Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb.  And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.  And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.  The guards shook from fear of him...

“DON’T LET THE SAME DOG BITE YOU TWICE!”

ByDr. Mark February 5, 2022 0 Comments
Early Thursday morning, after sending out the meditation for that day, I watched a documentary about the life of Chuck Berry, the first inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  The context in which he made the quote above was included in the documentary and I have used it as a title for today’s meditation.  However, note that my usage is very different from the context in which...

WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO GO THROUGH IT

ByDr. Mark February 4, 2022 0 Comments
“He orders the snow, ‘Blanket the earth!’ and the rain, ‘Soak the whole countryside!’  No one can escape the weather—it’s there.  And no one can escape from God.  Wild animals take shelter, crawling into their dens, when blizzards roar out of the north and freezing rain crusts the land.  It’s God’s breath that forms the ice, it’s God’s breath that turns lakes and rivers...

THE PERFECT ENDING

ByDr. Mark February 3, 2022 0 Comments
“Sitting across from the offering box, he was observing how the crowd tossed money in for the collection.  Many of the rich were making large contributions.  One poor widow came up and put in two small coins—a measly two cents. Jesus called his disciples over and said, “The truth is that this poor widow gave more to the collection than all the others put together.  All the others gave...

LACK HISTORY MONTH?

ByDr. Mark February 2, 2022 0 Comments
“Remember the things I have done in the past.  For I alone am God!  I am God, and there is none like me.” (Isaiah 46:9 NLT) That was not one of my absent-minded or “it’s too early in the morning” errors in the title.  I did not leave off the “B.”  Look I know it is officially Black History Month, assigned to the shortest month of the year.  I know that there are a...

THE REVERSAL OF RELUCTANCE

ByDr. Mark February 1, 2022 0 Comments
“And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon.  Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.  Pharaoh and all his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of...

USE WHAT YOU GOT!

ByDr. Mark January 31, 2022 0 Comments
“Now after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck and killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.” (Judges 3:31 NASB) For readers who prefer the shorter Mark Writes meditations, we are going to make Monday the day where your preference is met, and I will do it without sacrificing a meaningful message via the meditation.  The theme is the title, “Use...

WORD FOR TODAY

ByDr. Mark January 30, 2022 0 Comments
“Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!  ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’  Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9 NKJV) Do you remember when you were determined to enhance your vocabulary by learning a new word every day?  How long did that last?  Or do you recall how someone used a word...

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE “WHAT WAS”

ByDr. Mark January 29, 2022 0 Comments
“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” (John 9:25 NLT) Recently I have been orchestrating a remodeling of our lower level.  More than one individual has asked me did I take any before and after pictures.  My response was, “No.  All I can tell you that it is much improved, and the goal is for it to only...

THE WRESTLING MATCH

ByDr. Mark January 28, 2022 0 Comments
“During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the Jabbok River with them.  After taking them to the other side, he sent over all his possessions.  This left Jacob all alone in the camp, and a man came and wrestled with him until the dawn began to break.  When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip...