WHEN THE PRAISES GO UP…

ByDr. Mark April 27, 2025 0 Comments
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless his name.” (Psalm 100:4 KJV) Since my childhood years I have heard the saying, “When the praise go up, the blessings come down.” Look, you might even hear someone make that declaration today when you are in worship services. You are going, right? Let’s be real! Many people who will...

WHY IS THE WATER BROWN?

ByDr. Mark April 26, 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 NIV) At a recent Tutoring Ministry session, after eating his snack during the time where the mentors allow the children to eat some snacks and have a refreshing drink,...

YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD!

ByDr. Mark April 25, 2025 0 Comments
“Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do. So, refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 NLT) You may think you are too old for Sunday School or...

DISHWASHING DISCIPLESHIP

ByDr. Mark April 24, 2025 0 Comments
In the days of our youth, we were assigned daily chores. During that era, it was rare that anyone in our neighborhood had a dishwashing machine, and certainly there were no maids. The oldest children were “the maids” and they were made to do various household tasks, actually made by the father who made up the rotation schedule. To supplement the schedule, he made sure to make mention of...

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...