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WHEN THE LORD HAS BROUGHT YOU OUT OF SOMETHING

ByDr. Mark July 11, 2023 0 Comments

“Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You shall camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ I will harden (make stubborn, defiant) Pharaoh’s heart, so...

EVEN WHEN LIFE HAS YOU IMPRISONED…

ByDr. Mark July 10, 2023 0 Comments

“But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was suddenly gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities, and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble, and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us to accept or to practice, since we are...

WHEN YOU THINK NOTHING IS LEFT

ByDr. Mark April 12, 2023 0 Comments

“The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of...

WHEN PAIN IS POSITIVE

ByDr. Mark January 1, 2023 0 Comments

I have been on the receiving end of a stranger blessing me unexpectedly. Let me show you what I mean. Driving at a toll booth during the time when people manned the toll booths, on two occasions, I pulled up, ready to pay my toll and I was informed that the person in front of me had paid for it. It apparently was painless, at least that is what I deducted from the smile on the...

DEALING WITH THOSE STUBBORN KNOTS

ByDr. Mark December 22, 2022 0 Comments

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1 NIV) As you may know, I have never been the greatest in tying shoes that stay tied all day. Repeatedly, almost daily, my effort to master the art of tying my shoelaces is evident by my undone strings. Many days, my focused effort fails, and I end up with a knot that I believe would challenge the most skilled...

“YOU EARNED THIS ONE!”

ByDr. Mark June 29, 2022 0 Comments

“It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.’” (Luke 11:1 NASB) Monday’s meditation was not so short, even though it was supposed to be your “Monday Short.” Tuesday’s meditation was long, for some. But I’m thankful and appreciative that...

SEE YOUR STOP!

ByDr. Mark April 4, 2022 0 Comments

“Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ then the famine is in the city and we will die there; but if we sit here, we will also die. Now then come, and let’s go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they spare us, we will live; and if they kill us, then we...

WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO GO THROUGH IT

ByDr. Mark February 4, 2022 0 Comments

“He orders the snow, ‘Blanket the earth!’ and the rain, ‘Soak the whole countryside!’ No one can escape the weather—it’s there. And no one can escape from God. Wild animals take shelter, crawling into their dens, when blizzards roar out of the north and freezing rain crusts the land. It’s God’s breath that forms the ice, it’s God’s breath that turns lakes and rivers...

DOWN CAN BE THE DIRECTION TO UP

ByDr. Mark November 5, 2021 0 Comments

“Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24 MEV) I’m sure you have heard the seed principle applied to multiple areas of life. Yet, let me repeat how it applies to our lives. We have setbacks. But they lead to setups. We have grief, but believe it or not, grief leads to great...

WHEN HE CALLS YOU

ByDr. Mark March 24, 2021 0 Comments

“The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27 AMP) Yesterday morning, I got up before 2:00 a.m. EST. This was after rolling over and trying to get at least a couple of hours of sleep. It’s the time of the year for the college basketball tournaments and I admit I went from one channel to the other, one game to the...