AIN’T NO STOPPING YOU NOW!

This is your Monday Short meditation. To be sure that for once I really keep this short, let me share a quote form Rick Renner, taken from his book, Sparkling Gems From The Greek Volume I. He says, “Absolutely nothing can keep you from doing what God has put in your heart – not your education, status in society, political affiliation, or physical appearance. None of these factors will have...

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME

“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,” says the Lord.” (Isaiah 54:17 The Amplified Bible) There has probably not been a week that has gone by that I have not heard someone say, “No weapon formed...

GOD IS NOT A BENCHWARMER

“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:17 New King James Version) At all levels you will see something entertaining at basketball games. I’m not talking about what happens between the lines, but I am talking about something that happens off the court, on the sidelines. No, I’m not talking about the enthusiasm of the crowds...

ASK TEACHERS ABOUT NO OUTSIDE RECESS DAYS

“There once was a rich man, expensively dressed in the latest fashions, wasting his days in conspicuous consumption. A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, had been dumped on his doorstep. All he lived for was to get a meal from scraps off the rich man’s table. His best friends were the dogs who came and licked his sores. Then he died, this poor man, and was taken up by the angels to...

BILL? NO! BLESS? YES!

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV) To get the best counsel, available at any time of day or night, keep referring to the directions in the opening verse. Is there a bill with this incomparable counsel, the best you could ever find? No! There is no really...

THE NO TAKEBACK GUIDELINE

“For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.” (Romans 11:29 NLT) To support an initiative to clothe the on the homeless for the winter months, I had donated one of my favorite coats to one of our member’s ongoing ministries to individuals living on the streets, under bridges, alleys, and places hidden from view.  Oh, what a coat I had donated!  It had no flaws, generated...

HAVE NO REGRETS ABOUT YOUR CHOICE

“I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved , and will go in and out , and find pasture (spiritual security).” (John 10:9 The Amplified Bible) At some time or the other over the decades, you have watched “The Price Is Right” game show.  Did you remember seeing the reaction made by contestants who choose the wrong door?  Couldn’t you sense their regrets...

SO DON’T COME BACK!

“…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:b KJV) Sunday morning,  I was dressing for church, still giving God my best.  As I was dressing, I thought on how I have not really given into the “anything goes philosophy” as being applicable for those who have matured and...