Tag: You

I AM…THE FIXER UPPER

ByDr. Mark January 23, 2023 0 Comments
"The farmer plants the Word.  Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road.  No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them.  And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel.  When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm.  But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off...

THE ANSWER TO ALL THE QUESTIONS

ByDr. Mark January 20, 2023 0 Comments
“The Holy Spirit will give you the words to say at the moment when you need them.” (Luke 12:12 The Voice Translation) Here is a question that I have been asked multiple times over the last five-plus years that I have been sending out meditations personally via email and publishing publicly on the Marks Writes Daily blog site: “How do you know what to say?” Well, now in my sixth year, and...

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...

USE WHAT YOU DO HAVE

ByDr. Mark October 26, 2022 0 Comments
“Then Moses answered, “But behold, they will not believe me or listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you.’  The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.” (Exodus 4:1-2 ESV) In the 1960’s we lived in a shotgun house, no, not where any weapons would be found other than the word of God, but a house where you could stand in the...

GIOCOSA!

ByDr. Mark September 30, 2022 0 Comments
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 Common English Bible) I was listening to classical music on the radio recently and heard a sonata that used the word “Giocosa.”  This is an Italian word.  The Spanish words is “juguetona.”  In English, the word refers to being happy, merry,...

“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...

“AS YOU ARE GOING BY”

ByDr. Mark May 27, 2022 0 Comments
“He came to the outskirts of Jericho.  A blind man was sitting beside the road asking for handouts. When he heard the rustle of the crowd, he asked what was going on.  They told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is going by.”  He yelled, “Jesus! Son of David!  Mercy, have mercy on me!”  Those ahead of Jesus told the man to shut up, but he only yelled all the louder, “Son of David! Mercy,...

USE WHAT YOU GOT!

ByDr. Mark January 31, 2022 0 Comments
“Now after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck and killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad; and he also saved Israel.” (Judges 3:31 NASB) For readers who prefer the shorter Mark Writes meditations, we are going to make Monday the day where your preference is met, and I will do it without sacrificing a meaningful message via the meditation.  The theme is the title, “Use...

REACTING TO A REPLY

ByDr. Mark December 7, 2021 0 Comments
“One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of grain to eat.  But the Pharisees said to Jesus, “Look, why are they breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”  Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry?  He went into the house of God (during...

DON’T SCHEDULE JESUS

ByDr. Mark December 6, 2021 0 Comments
“Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.” (Matthew 15:30 NIV) Let’s make the effort not to schedule Jesus this week.  What do I mean by “schedule Jesus?”  I’m glad you asked.  Yesterday, you went to church or viewed church online, and there is no doubt that you...