God takes care of those who serve humbly. Not expecting anything, but thankful to just be a part of God's plan. Humble people can be taken for granted and taken advantage of so easily because their hearts are turned toward the one they love, and that is Almighty God. King David was very humble, and in Psalm 100:1, Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues f

Hebrews 13: 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In our human, worldly way of thinking, we tend to limit God, and that is just so wrong!! Some people mix in a little of their thinking with a little bit of God's Word, and they come up with something they call faith. But is it faith? The Bible says in John 14: 1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not s

When God showed His love for us by sending Jesus to die for our sins, Jesus paid the debt I owed. That debt cost Jesus His blood, but that blood covered my sins, so that I do not look at God as a sinner anymore. His grace covers my sin, and I am justified!! This shows that self-righteousness is no good for me or from me anymore because I live in the righteousness of God. I keep current in my pilgrimage by confessing my sin. 1 John 1: 9 But if we confess our sins to him, h

As a born-again believer, I don't have to think very long to realize I have life because Jesus is my life. When I prayed to receive Jesus by faith, God gave me the free gift of salvation. I could not do anything to earn it or be good enough to get this eternal "life." God in His gracious gift gave me LIFE. Jesus said the resulting life wouldn't be a "just get by" life, but it would be an abundant life as promised by God. Praise God for this life!! In his letter to the ch

Luke 14:34 “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? 35 Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!” I love seasoning, especially salt and pepper, and when I put salt and pepper on some fries, I almost lose consciousness because it is so flavorful. Or full of flavor. I have been using sea salt as of late, and it just doesn't do

We lived in an old house in West Plains, Missouri, on South Hill Street, and we loved that house the best of all our houses. There is always quite a lot of maintenance on an old house, and this one had "needs." But we loved it, so we didn't mind it so much. It had a cellar that was about eight feet by eight feet, and when I was under there working on a bathroom pipe problem, I noticed in the corner, there was a strong section of rock and concrete, and God brought to mind th

It seems like I hear a lot of Christians judging others in our world and in our churches. I believe this is just a distraction from the enemy. This judgment comes from a fleshly attitude about life itself. Matthew 7: 1 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?

God has made it possible for us to be insiders, and because of sin, we were once outsiders, but everything changed when Jesus died and rose again. Paul wrote about this oneness in his letter to the church in Ephesus. Ephesians 2: 1 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. 12 In those days you were living apar

We have had a good amount of rain lately, and the yards that are well taken care of are really looking good. I went by a yard today that looked like it was a golf course because they had definitely used some grass treatment at one time or another. You can just tell it because there is no weed and the grass all looks the same. Treatment works, but you have to put it on for it to work. We need treatment in our faith walk because without the Holy Spirit working in our lives

I firmly believe Jesus speaks to His followers through His word, yes, and other ways also. Here is one example of Jesus speaking to Saul on the road to Damascus. Acts 9: 1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—b

To press forward as a believer is to ask, seek, and knock, asking God for His direction, power, and strength. Matthew 7: 7“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. We are constantly growing in our faith walk, and part of this growing experience is to deepen our walk with the Lord through studying His Word. Not just reading His Word, but studying His Word takes us to a de

Peter's message in Acts 2 is a stirring reminder of all God did to reach out to us and give us eternal life. One of the most difficult things for nonbelievers to understand and believe is the resurrection, and the Sadduccees were among the most vocal to speak against the resurrection. Their faith could not go beyond what they could reason and see here on earth, and they have many great, great grandchildren who do not believe in the resurrection also. Doubting Thomas said h

We have a lot of farmers in our area, and it is very cool to see a field go from a bare field to a planted field that is barely above ground. Then the rain and sun cause those plants to shoot up almost overnight, and before long, they are harvesting the crop. Then they wait a little bit and start the whole process over again. A very important part of the whole process is at the beginning, and it involves plowing. If a field has lain dormant with no crops for a while, the gr

When we do MOVE, we need to realize it is God telling us to move, and then we pray for the power of the Holy Spirit to lead us, lift us, show us, and empower us so we will accomplish all that God wants. Many times, "waiting" is a part of the timing of when to move, and what we are waiting for is the right time per God's leading. In Acts 1, the apostles needed some instructions from the resurrected Jesus, and here is how that looks. Acts 1: 6 So when the apostles were with

There is a beautiful song sung by Mara Justine and the chorus goes like this: I know my body’s a vessel I know my voice has the power to change You tell me I’m too much to handle You can’t make, you can’t tell me to Where is the girl who was running Singing and laughing through all of the rain You wanna turn me into something You can’t make, you can’t tell me to stand still. Stand still, oh, stand still, oh. In a world where so many want to fold up shop and quit, I am here

In life, we have boundaries. It is one of the tenets of the moral code that has been established for many years. The boundaries set by God have been established since the beginning, and man has almost always stretched those boundaries to fit what we want. In Joshua 15, there were land allotments for different tribes, and you can see they were very specific because this is how and where people would establish their lives. Joshua 15: 1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, a

Luke 18:1 One day, Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, 5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she

When God calls you a warrior, you can bet you are going to live like one, because His power is with you, and that is how you have victories as a warrior. God called Gideon, and he was located cleaning up a winepress when the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak that was in Ophra. Here is the story as written in the book of Judges. Judges 6: 11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite as his son

It seems like the enemy is always trying to take back territory that God has blessed us with, and he is good at it. It is up to us to keep God's promises as our stimulus for reclaiming or keeping that territory. Satan has one goal: steal, kill, and destroy! John 10: 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. We know this because Jesus told us, so why don't we listen? I think the reason I get lulled into not remembering this fact is because I forget that Jesus

When Psalm 139 says we are fearfully and wonderfully made, it is no lie. God made everyone different, and amazingly enough, that uniqueness is what God did to work through us in a very original and unique way. Point case: Caleb had a very unique relationship with God, and he believed deeply in God's promises, to the point that his belief set him apart from others. Caleb had a unique faith that surfaced in him as a great warrior for the Lord. Numbers 14: 1Then all the congr