The hymn writer asks, “O soul, are you weary and troubled?”  When the answer is, “Yes,” how can our souls…our spirits…be lifted out of, what John Bunyan called: “the slough of despond?”  Praise!  Praise the Lord!  Praise Him for who... Read More

Praise God for the great gift that He has given to the human race in the ability to make music.  For thousands and thousands of years, music has been used to soothe, lift, energize, and encourage the souls of God’s... Read More

As this is being written this morning, over 43 million people around the world have died this year.  For those who rejected Jesus Christ, they have passed into an horrific eternity of separation from God in a place called Hell. ... Read More

Never underestimate what God can do through you, as His willing, submissive servant.  It’s not about your ability.  It’s about your availability and God’s unlimited capability.  Just report for duty!   Isaiah 6:8 8 Then I heard the voice of... Read More

When people hear the word “meek,” they usually equate it with someone who is weak, someone who resembles the old cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast…described as one who, “speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick!”  Actually, meekness could more... Read More

Prayer is treated by so many as a “last resort,” but it should be our “first response” to anything, and everything, in life.  Followers of Jesus must be people of prayer just as He was a person of prayer…and still... Read More

“Be gentle.”  Those words are often uttered in a quiet voice…almost a whisper.  They are spoken in different circumstances.  They are spoken by the mother of a newborn, to a sibling who has come for a first visit and is... Read More

Obedience.  We hear, read, and consider that word and it tends to generate a negative reaction.  Like the kids will say to each other when one of them is getting bossy: “You’re not the boss of me!”  We just naturally... Read More

Fall is just around the corner…harvest time…as the crops mature in the fields.  The corn and the bean plants go from green, to brown.  The ears in the husks and the seeds in the pods go from tender to dry... Read More

The mind…it’s Satan’s favorite place to mess with us.  He is a finite created being and he cannot know our thoughts nor can he put thoughts in our minds. However, don’t underestimate his skills and schemes.  He, and his minions,... Read More