What Are We Waiting For?
And coming up at that very hour she (Anna) began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. – Luke 2:38 ------------------------ Advent is a time of hopeful waiting. The question is: what are we waiting for? ...
Thanks Be To God For His Indescribable Gift
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! – 2 Corinthians 9:15 ------------------------ The sights and sounds and smells and savoriness of the season bring a warmth to my heart every December. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. But only when we...
When We Could Not Get To God, God Came To Us
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). - Matthew 1:22-23 ------------------------ There is something about closeness...
A Happily Ever After Ending
There are many experiences that cause us to weep with joy. It is touching to observe some beautiful act of kindness. It is stirring to embrace a loved one after an absence. It is moving to see someone come back from certain failure. It is emotional to extend or...
The Best Way To Be Thankful
The sweetest of all thankfulness isn’t superficial; it goes deep. It goes past feeling happy that certain things are in our lives. It goes past naming those things so it is known that we appreciate them. It goes past even tracing their origin back to God and...
You Have Many Reasons To Be Thankful
Every God-given small, medium or large part of your life that would leave a sorrowful void if it were taken from you is a blessing if it is present today. Blessings are, literally, everywhere you turn. You have many reasons to be thankful! Many. Reasons. Yet...
What Matters Most If What You Forward Ahead
One of the greatest dangers and deceptions that you will face in your life is that of disobedience by delay. That is, you will be tempted to wait to do what God has called you to do as an ambassador for Christ. Wait until a more convenient time, thinking you have...
Why Are You Here On Earth?
It’s a question that most of us ask at some point in our lives as we consider the purpose of our lives: why am I here? There is this hard-wired desire in the DNA of each us to know the reason we were born and remain alive on this earth. You may state the conclusion...
The Only Words God Can’t Use
God sends you to other people to do good works; He also sends you to deliver good news. It’s not enough to model the Christian faith, you must talk about it as well. More than your political views, weather thoughts, weekend recaps, chit-chat, sports rants and other...
You Were Made For This
God has been preparing you for this and preparing this for you since the day you were born. He hard-wired things into your DNA, brought about circumstances in your life, nurtured your skills and strengths, put the right people around you, and brought it all together...
