How do you measure up?

God doesn’t make junk.  He doesn’t do things half way.  God is perfect and makes all things with His perfection. So why do we have so much “crookedness” in the world? Hmmmm…that would be on us. In Amos 7:7 this morning I read, “Then he showed me another vision. I saw...

God woke me up early today.

  God woke me up about an hour earlier this morning.  My first thought was, “Ugh.” My second thought was, “Okay, Lord, please give me a good thirty minute power nap and give me strength for my day.”  My final thought was, “Oh, fiddlesticks, just get up, drink a...

Tears

When I read Revelation 7:17 today, I couldn’t help but not think about the horrific tragedy the people of the state of Connecticut have suffered recently. Why? Is a simple yet complex question that is on the minds of many.  We don’t know why, except it appears that...

You are all I need.

“Lord, I cry out to you for help: ‘You are my place of safety. You are all I need in life.’”  Psalm 142:5 David wrote these words when he was in danger and in a cave.  But when I read the words, “Lord, You are all I need.”  I sank in my chair a bit and felt the...

Do you have the "Gimmies"?

Proverbs 30:15, “A leech has twin daughters named “Gimme” and “Gimme more.”’ This was the first verse I read this morning.  Wow! What a familiar sound at this time of year.  “Gimmie.  Gimmie.  Gimmie.” Do you have the “gimmies”?  Give me more toys, clothes, time,...