A PRISM CHANGE: POVERTY TO PROVISION

ByDr. Mark September 14, 2023 0 Comments
“They arrived at the place to which God had directed him.  Abraham built an altar.  He laid out the wood. Then he tied up Isaac and laid him on the wood. Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son.  Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”  “Yes, I’m listening.”  “Don’t lay a hand on that boy!  Don’t touch him!  Now I know...

THE SINGING TOES

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2023 0 Comments
“A cheerful heart is good medicine…”  (Proverbs 17:22 NLT) “Somebody” recently told me after a hilarious, and apparently health good laugh, one of those laughs where you lose it and tears come from your eyes, “Laughter is good for the soul.”  The verse above talks about a cheerful heart being good medicine.  Laughter brings about a cheerful heart, and yes it ends up helping us...

IN THE WAITING ROOM

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2023 0 Comments
“Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” (Isaiah 40:31 NASB) Once upon a time, decades ago, there stood a little white building on the corner of a one-way street.  This edifice was a block west of the famous Indiana Avenue, and a block northeast of a building...

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE #3

ByDr. Mark September 11, 2023 0 Comments
“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Therefore, my beloved brethren (and sisters), be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil Is not in vain.” (I Corinthians 15:57-56 NASB) This is the last of the “The Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” three-part series.  It will more meet the expectation to receive...

LET’S GET READY TO TUMBLE #2

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2023 0 Comments
The first fight, “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble #1, rightfully so, was Jesus versus the tempter.  Of course, being first, He shows us how to win our own fights against the devil.  I know it is no surprise to you, right?  You read yesterday’s meditation.  Now, looking at the first fight, and even looking into the future, remember this every day of your life and in every action, interaction,...

LET’S GET YOU READY TO RUMBLE #1

ByDr. Mark September 9, 2023 0 Comments
Starting this morning, we are going to look at three fights fought in the enormous arena called earth.  Think of it as a mini-series, but don’t minimize the intent.  The intent is to make sure you are ready to fight your spiritual battles.  Today, Saturday, a “broadcaster” will give you a blow-by-blow description of a fight fought by Jesus.  Everything should start with the Lord,...

“DUH-DUH-DUH, DUH-DUH-DUH!”

ByDr. Mark September 8, 2023 0 Comments
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coinsand loses one.  Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’  In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.” (Luke 15:8-10...

THE DILLY-DALLY

ByDr. Mark September 7, 2023 0 Comments
“Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.  And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.  But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do the serving by myself?  Then...

THE OPEN RULE

ByDr. Mark September 6, 2023 0 Comments
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray.  Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.  Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down.  It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” (Philippians 4:6-7 The Message Bible)...

WHAT’S GOT TO DO WITH LOVE?

ByDr. Mark September 5, 2023 0 Comments
The title above is not a misarrangement of words or a mistaken use of the words, words similar to the title of a popular song.  No, I am not trying to ask, “What does love got to do with it?”  I’m trying to save you some time and money!  You see, you don’t have to buy a romance novel that has somewhere between 400- 600 pages or more.  There are a lot of words on each romance novel. ...