KEEP GOING TO YOUR RIGHT!

ByDr. Mark November 15, 2024 0 Comments
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2 NIV) A young man had one great move on the basketball court. Let me describe it. With the ball in his hand, slightly bent over, his eyes looking at his defender’s feet, the young man would fake like he was going left, causing the opponent...

WHAT’S IMPORTANT…WHAT YOU KNOW OR WHO YOU KNOW?

ByDr. Mark November 14, 2024 0 Comments
“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me , from the least of them to the greatest,”...

WAITING FAITH

ByDr. Mark November 13, 2024 0 Comments
“I waited patiently for the Lord; and He reached down to me and heard my cry.” (Psalm 40:1 NASB) We know the definition of faith, learned it years ago when we were children, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” You noticed that I used the King James Version, but I did it on purpose. Because when we were children, we were not using bibles...

GETTING A BIGGER PICTURE

ByDr. Mark November 12, 2024 0 Comments
I was hanging four pieces of framed art on the living room wall; two 5x7 pieces on one side and two 5x7 pieces on the other side. The design idea was to have a perfect, symmetrical arrangement. I made my décor goal harder than it should have been. You see, I depended on my eyesight, as opposed to measuring the placement places on the wall or using the red-light feature on the smart phone to...

TIED UP BY YOUR REGRETS?

ByDr. Mark November 11, 2024 0 Comments
Here is your Monday Short meditation! As human beings, we often spend time regretting the things we have done that were disappointing to God because of the mistakes, the many wrong choice, the multiple errant steps that we have made. Satan rejoices when he can keep us focusing on our regrets. He likes to get us tied up in our regrets. Well, I suggest that if and when you are tied up in your...

THE PATH TO MUCH POWER

ByDr. Mark November 10, 2024 0 Comments
“Rejoice always, pray continually.” (I Thessalonians 5:16-17 NIV) Surely, during our church experience through life, we have heard the expression, “Much prayer, much power.” That “much power” is needed to get you over, get you through, get you by, get strength to make it, get resilience to bounce back, get that confident feeling that whatever happens, you can say, “I got a feeling...

THE ABANDONED SOCK

ByDr. Mark November 9, 2024 0 Comments
Marvin was always a sharp dresser, and he always wore the newest and most popular styles. His classmates always looked to see what he was wearing so they could be considered “in” when it came to the fashion trends. When Marvin started matching patterns that did not match, that became a trend. When Marvin wore tennis shoes, same style, but the left shoe and right shoe were different colors,...

WISE COUNSEL FOR THIS WEEKEND!

ByDr. Mark November 8, 2024 0 Comments
It’s Friday, the beginning of the weekend. So, below you will find some wise counsel, straight from the Apostle Paul to the saints at Galatia and to you and me as well. If I had to describe the translation that I have chosen to pass Paul’s wise counsel to you, I would say that it is pretty straightforward or self-explanatory. Therefore, I don’t need to explain it, expound on it, or engage...

STAY CONFIDENT!

ByDr. Mark November 7, 2024 0 Comments
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; he protects me from danger—whom shall I fear? When evil men come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall! Yes, though a mighty army marches against me, my heart shall know no fear! I am confident that God will save me.” (Psalm 27:1-3 The Living Bible) There are two words that will help you stay confident, regardless of what you are facing, in...

SEVERE STORMS

ByDr. Mark November 6, 2024 0 Comments
“And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, ‘Let us pass over unto the other side.’ And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a...