Be like the lily

Be like the lily

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. Matthew 6:28-29 I love spring time. The flowers are clothed...
From Doom and Gloom to Delight and Glory

From Doom and Gloom to Delight and Glory

Oh Happy Day! In life, you will have delays, opposition, struggles, weakness, and a plethora of other obstacle words you can conjure up, in order to halt you from accomplishing a task. But…when God is in it, you will win it…through Him. We are reminded of this in...
Shout it out!

Shout it out!

Don’t let others hush you when crying out to Jesus. As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of...
Are you desperate?

Are you desperate?

Whew! I heard this song and it got me! The singer’s voice was filled with rawness and emotionally took me to a place I wasn’t expecting…desperation. Listen to this song: Have you ever been desperate? What is something that has or still just wrecks you? You feel...
The Ridiculer vs The Reconciler

The Ridiculer vs The Reconciler

Can you visualize it? You’re holding a stick in a fire, maybe roasting a marshmallow, and the stick (or marshmallow, for the delicious s’mores) catches on fire. You react, and snatch it away from the fire. You saved the stick from becoming ash in the pit, or the...
Protection, Fire, and a Babylonian lifestyle

Protection, Fire, and a Babylonian lifestyle

There are so many stories in the bible that make me think, “Are we so different?” Well, in today’s chapter, this question arose again. Friend, I want to encourage, challenge, you to read God’s words…Old and New…to discover the lessons we can learn from those in the...
What is God jealous for?

What is God jealous for?

I’m on to my next minor prophet, Zechariah, who has some major lessons. If you’re following along, I mentioned that I’m going to be a bit unconventional and work my way backwards in the Old Testament to learn about the minor prophets. Should I continue posting all my...
God is seriously talking to you

God is seriously talking to you

While reading chapter three in Malachi, my mind recounted times that God was gracious to me when I recognized my wrong ways of living and turned to Him. I thought about those times when I was led through the fire and how those moments in life refined me to be more...