JUST START!

“The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country and your people. Leave your father’s family and go to the country that I will show you. I will build a great nation from you.    I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on...

YOU HAVE CHANGED…BUT THE CHANGING IS NOT OVER!

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6 NASB) Yesterday, in an unsolicited email, I received a message that had the following “Quote of the Day:” “Change is the end result of all true learning.”  For you and me, “true learning” does not take place necessarily in the...

THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR DAY!

“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness.  It will change your life mightily.” (Quote by George Good) Early Friday morning, I prepared some PowerPoint slides for Sunday’s sermon, slides that answer the question, “Where Does Change Begin?”  Feeling like I had accomplished something according to my time management plan for the day, after finishing the slide I decided to...

STEADFAST IN THE MIDST OF UNPLANNED CHANGE

“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.  And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God.  And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.  Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his...

DON’T FALL BACK!

“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.  My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.” (Psalm 34:1-2 KJV) In several states, including my home state, we set our clocks back one hour before we went to bed last night.  The main thing on my mind this morning, well maybe not the main thing, but one sure...

CHANGELESS AND CHANGES

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.  They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing.  You will change them like a garmentand discard them.  But you are always the same; you will live forever.” (Psalm 102:25-27 NLT) We know that God does not change.  He is changeless!  He is love!  He is...