Tag: Call

“WAKE UP!”

ByDr. Mark October 4, 2026 4 Comments
It’s Sunday morning, and I know you are getting ready to go to church. Right? Well, I hope so! It’s not time to stay in bed and slumber! Wake up! It is not time to snore more, but it is time to know God more! Wake up! It is not time to find temporary comfort under your blanket, but rather it is time to find comfort in the special presence of the Lord! Wake up! Perhaps you usually rely on...

MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!

ByDr. Mark October 1, 2025 0 Comments
“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you.  I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 NASB) Young Drew was riding his new bike up and down the block, staying on the sidewalk for safety. It was his first big boy bicycle, and he was enjoying every minute of his ride. Drew’s street was not a...

THE CALL AND THE ANSWER

ByDr. Mark September 18, 2024 0 Comments
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.” (Isaiah 58:9 NIV) Do you remember receiving the daily newspaper years ago, something that took place in the era when young boys got their first job and earned a few dollars delivering papers? A paperboy’s earnings varied from week to week, depending on the timeliness and or willingness of...

A MORNING WAKE UP CALL!

ByDr. Mark August 30, 2024 0 Comments
“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My Chosen One in whom My soul delights.I have put My Spirit upon Him; He bring forth justice to the nations. He will not call out or shout aloud, nor make His voice heard in the street. A broken reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish ; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not be disheartened or crushed ; He...

MAKE THE CALL

ByDr. Mark July 31, 2024 0 Comments
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou) In movies where a major decision has to be made affecting a large population, you have heard the phrase, “Make the call.” In professional basketball, players who are in disagreement with a call made by the official extend their hands...

BETTER CALL…

ByDr. Mark January 24, 2024 0 Comments
“Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you...” (Psalm 50:15a NLT)” When I start on a home project or should I say when I struggle to assemble or disassemble anything, small or big, I hear the boisterous voices of various members of my family: “Better call Raphael!” “Raphael could fix it. He is good at figuring out things.” I continue on my own, self-...

A CALL TO WORSHIP

ByDr. Mark July 31, 2022 0 Comments
“Therefore, David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly.  And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.  Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours.  Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.  Both...

MAKE THE CALL!

ByDr. Mark July 25, 2022 0 Comments
“Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.” (Psalm 50:15 NASB) It’s Monday morning, and of course, you get your “Monday Short” meditation.  Let me borrow from the hymn written by William A. Ogden in 1887, borrow some of his words that still contain sound advice, “I’ve a message from the Lord, hallelujah!  The message unto you I’ll...

THE PERSON YOU ARE CALLING…

ByDr. Mark November 14, 2020 0 Comments
“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.” (Isaiah 65:24 NIV) The phone rings repeatedly, but it is not answer by the person you are calling.  After a programmed limit of rings, often greater than your patience, you hear the following message: “The person who you are calling has a voicemail box that has not been set up.  Please try back again.”...