THE POWER OF HONEST COMMUNICATION

“Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear , slow to speak , slow to anger .” (James 5:19 The Amplified Bible) We live in a day where people seem to quickly opt to attempt to resolve differences and remedy conflict through weapons, wars, and words that heighten instead of decreasing conflict or even erasing the reason behind a potential skirmish....

WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEAVE

“He gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted, but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:29-31 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition) This is your Monday Short...

JUST ASK SOMEBODY!

“Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no...

ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 King James Version) As far as I know, when purchasing a car in my younger years, you had the option of a 4-, 6-, or 8-cylinder engine. Today, there are cars equipped with an Active...

POWER OUT, BUT NO POWER OUTAGE

“But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had left Me.”  Now when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and admitted in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.  And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”...

THE POWER OF QUESTIONS

“Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesdaand which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.  Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.  One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he...

THE USE OF POWER

“And King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”  Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their request, and speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always.”  But he ignored the...

DON’T MAKE IT THE LAST TIME!

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” - Romans 15:13 NKJV Imagine if cars could share their feelings with you.  Sure, some will tell you they feel ignored as they sit in driveways, dark garages, or defy their purpose as they remain parked, unmoved doing these last several...