Tag: Giving

HE NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT!

ByDr. Mark September 2, 2026 3 Comments
“And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35b New King James Version) Two men were having a conversation regarding giving out of a generous heart, in one fashion or the other, to support or help somebody. One of them pulled a portion from the verse printed above, the portion embedded in his childhood collection of...

GIVING BIRTH TO YOUR DELIVERANCE

ByDr. Mark August 19, 2025 0 Comments
“The Lord hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles” (Psalm 34 17 NLT) Today’s meditation, like yesterday’s, is based on inspiration from the same one-person performance that I attended at a local church last Friday night. The pre-birthday, worshipping celebration where there was a gathering of family and friends of a true servant of God,...

THANKS-GIVING IS NOT A HOLIDAY!

ByDr. Mark November 25, 2024 0 Comments
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” (Psalm 107:1 English Standard Version) Good morning, friend! This is your Monday Short meditation, characterized by timeliness and truth. Keep this in mind: Thanks-giving is not a holiday! Thanks-giving is a habit of a holy people!” Have a great start to the week and do as the excerpts from the Psalms of Thanksgiving suggest! Be blessed! “I...

CATCH SOMEONE DOING RIGHT THIS MORNING!

ByDr. Mark May 12, 2024 0 Comments
“Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”...

THE INSEPARABLE TWINS

ByDr. Mark September 29, 2022 0 Comments
“Give and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap.  For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38 NASB) We have all known some twins in our lifetime; Joyce and Loyce, Edward and Esther, Joanne and John, Michelle and Michael, Tom & Dick, and the list goes on.  As we were growing up twins...

MIRIAM AND HER COMPLIMENTING WORDS

ByDr. Mark July 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” (Proverbs 12:25 NIV) Years ago, I shared a true story about a middle school student named Miriam.  If you remember, I came to know her when I gave substituting a try in hopes of being a role model in an educational facility where there were not but a couple of male teachers.  What I noticed about Miriam, as you might recall,...

SEQUEL: MAKE SURE NOT TO OVERLOOK THE BOY PART II

ByDr. Mark December 31, 2020 0 Comments
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?  Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.”  Now there was plenty of grass in the place.  So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.  Jesus then took the loaves, and after giving thanks…” (John 6:9-11a NASB) Readers digest the daily meditations and, hopefully, actually...

DON’T GIVE UP!

ByDr. Mark November 22, 2020 0 Comments
“God is our refuge and strength, avery present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1 KJV) We have all faced challenges in life; obstacles that seemed immoveable, figurative mountains with heights that seemed too high to scale and too wide to go around.  We have faced challenges in all aspects of our lives; in relationships that we have been trying to revive or raise to higher heights, in...