Reviewing the Past

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  Philippians ...

Affirm Each Other Now

…that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. Job 14:1 KJV When a family loses a member, the loss is felt by all. One person passes and someone loses a cousin, an aunt, a niece, a sister, or a nephew, a father, an uncle, or a brother.  Either way...

Unrealistic Expectations

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 KJV I have read that there is an emotional weight that accompanies the expectations of others. When desperate people look to you for help and you know that if you cannot help them, no...

Growing Faith

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  Matthew 17:20 KJV...

Total Surrender Rewarded

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.  Genesis 15:1 God requires total surrender. It is scary and I know few who have reached that lofty level of spiritual...

Unclear Vision for the Present

For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.  ASV  I Corinthians 13:12   We who are marked for heaven are going to “know as we have been known.” The knower of our essence is...