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YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE! (Part II)

ByDr. Mark December 11, 2024 0 Comments
“Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more so, if by about this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them. "And he was afraid and got up and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and...

TIED UP BY YOUR REGRETS?

ByDr. Mark November 11, 2024 0 Comments
Here is your Monday Short meditation! As human beings, we often spend time regretting the things we have done that were disappointing to God because of the mistakes, the many wrong choice, the multiple errant steps that we have made. Satan rejoices when he can keep us focusing on our regrets. He likes to get us tied up in our regrets. Well, I suggest that if and when you are tied up in your...

THE PATH TO MUCH POWER

ByDr. Mark November 10, 2024 0 Comments
“Rejoice always, pray continually.” (I Thessalonians 5:16-17 NIV) Surely, during our church experience through life, we have heard the expression, “Much prayer, much power.” That “much power” is needed to get you over, get you through, get you by, get strength to make it, get resilience to bounce back, get that confident feeling that whatever happens, you can say, “I got a feeling...

PARTNER WITH GOD THIS MORNING!

ByDr. Mark July 7, 2024 0 Comments
“There were many Jews staying in Jerusalem just then, devout pilgrims from all over the world. When they heard the sound, they came on the run. Then when they heard, one after another, their own mother tongues being spoken, they were blown away. They couldn’t for the life of them figure out what was going on, and kept saying, “Aren’t these all Galileans? How come we’re hearing them...

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE

ByDr. Mark June 15, 2024 0 Comments
“Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. And the Lord was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all that he did...

GOD IS NOT DONE WITH YOU

ByDr. Mark April 11, 2024 0 Comments
“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 NASB) It was halftime at a community league basketball game. The home team was behind by fourteen points, largely because they were not running the plays they had practiced and never seized the momentum. The...

EYES BUT NO SIGHT AND EARS BUT DO NOT HEAR

ByDr. Mark January 14, 2024 0 Comments
“Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, who have eyes but do not see,Who have ears but do not hear.” (Jeremiah 5:21 Amplified Bible) Let’s have a make-believe, but meaningful conversation with Jeremiah before we head off to church. You and Me: “Wait a minute Jeremiah, we are not foolish, and we have hearts.” Jeremiah: “Okay if you say so.  But how are you doing in terms...

DISTRACTIONS

ByDr. Mark October 28, 2023 0 Comments
“He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44b King James Version) There is a black wooden block on my desk inscribed with these bold white words, “Don’t Tell God That You Have a Big Problem, Tell Your Problem You Have a Big God.” ...

SO WHAT IF YOU THINK YOU ARE OLD!

ByDr. Mark September 15, 2023 0 Comments
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.” (Proverb 16:31 NLT) I had been up since 1:45 a.m., ate breakfast before 7:00 a.m., and yes, I had my coffee.  As soon as I donned some joggers and a jean jacket, I headed to the store.  I didn’t forget my list this time!  I grabbed my cart and started going down the aisle where I could find what I was...

DEALING WITH BURNOUT

ByDr. Mark August 29, 2023 0 Comments
“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.  Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant.  Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.  Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.” (Romans 12:11-13 The Message Bible) Beware!  Nobody is exempt from burnout.  Burnout is defined by Psychology Today as follows.  “Burnout is a state of emotional, mental,...