Tag: God

CAN’T KEEP IT TO MYSELF! THAT’S NOT RIGHT!

ByDr. Mark November 30, 2022 0 Comments
“You have often heard me teach.  Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.” (2 Timothy 2:2 CEV) There was a theme weaved through what I heard from the word of God this past Sunday; a theme that I just can’t keep to myself!  That would not be right! First, in Sunday School there was some dialogue about the silence of God.  The question was...

THINKING THAT PRODUCES THANKING

ByDr. Mark November 20, 2022 0 Comments
(Note: This is the first of a six day series intended to elevate our thanksgiving aptitude.  Also, please not that to access these daily meditations from Monday through Saturday this week, you will have to go to the website below.  I will not have access to Internet during the next six days, but I have written in advance meditations for each of those days to keep you God conscious and...

PRAYING AND SINGING HYMNS OF PRAISE TO GOD

ByDr. Mark November 19, 2022 0 Comments
“The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.  When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely; and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.  Now about...

I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO…

ByDr. Mark November 18, 2022 0 Comments
“They went to Phrygia, and then on through the region of Galatia.  Their plan was to turn west into Asia province, but the Holy Spirit blocked that route.  So they went to Mysia and tried to go north to Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn’t let them go there either.  Proceeding on through Mysia, they went down to the seaport Troas.  That night Paul had a dream: A Macedonian stood on...

WE’RE NOT KIDS ANYMORE!

ByDr. Mark November 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Let everything alive give praises to the Lord!  You praise him!” (Psalm 150:6 The Living Bible) If you attended Sunday School back in the day, when you were a kid, you probably sang, “Praise Him!”  Do you remember letting the words come out of your mouth, “Praise Him!  Praise Him!  Praise Him in the morning!  Praise Him in the noon day!  Praise Him!  Praise Him!  Praise Him...

“THE RISING OF THE SONS”

ByDr. Mark November 14, 2022 0 Comments
At least two of my five sons are actively serving in church ministry.  Let me rephrase that statement.  At least two of my five sons are actively serving in an excellent and impactful way in the gospel ministry.  I raised them, but it is God who gets the credit for them rising up.  He gets the credit for the rising of the sons.  Side Note: To the other three sons reading...

ONE

ByDr. Mark October 30, 2022 0 Comments
“See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me.” (Deuteronomy32:39a The Amplified Bible) When we think of the number “one,” we normally think of terms like “not much,” or “not enough.”  It’s Sunday morning, so let me say it, “Am I right about it?”  Yes, I am!  We think of definitions like “the minimum” or “a small amount.”  When we think about the...

APPRECIATING THE CRAFTMANSHIP OF GOD

ByDr. Mark October 25, 2022 0 Comments
“The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.” (Psalm 19:1 NLT) In the last few weeks, I have been to three museums.  It’s been a while, years in fact, since I visited a museum, so three in a relatively short time, it is like museum overload for me.  As I toured the museums, I was amazed at how some individuals, adults of all ages, would stand in a...

THANK GOD PRAYING IS NOT ON AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM

ByDr. Mark October 13, 2022 0 Comments
“We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.” (John 9:31 NLT) Often the audiences laugh at a comedian’s routine because their jokes contain something that they can relate to by their personal experiences.  This past weekend, a well-known comedian was sharing a humorous exaggeration of his experience on an automated system,...

THIS IS MY HOUSE!

ByDr. Mark September 22, 2022 0 Comments
“Whether we live or die, it must be for the Lord.” (Romans 14:8a CEV) The title, in light of our opening verse, reveals the wrong attitude when we consider we are earthen tabernacles, created to serve a Sovereign God; created to live for the Lord.  The rules in the house in which we live and the “house” in which my soul abides belong to God.  Henceforth, I can’t apply the same...