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WHERE DO YOU FIND PEACE IN A WORLD THAT IS DECLINING MORALLY AND SPIRITUALLY?

SCRIPTURE: “From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” (Psalm 90:2) MEDITATION: Have you ever thought about the collapse of time? In other words, if we could compress time, what would we see? From the days of the Lord Jesus Christ until about 1830, man could not travel any faster than a horse. In 1960, a … Continue reading

DO YOU EVER FEEL YOUR LIFE ISN’T VERY IMPORTANT? IT CAN BE!

SCRIPTURE: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians … Continue reading

IS HUMILITY A SIGN OF WEAKNESS OR STRENGTH?

SCRIPTURE: After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. (John 13:5) MEDITATION: Israel was a dusty place causing the sandaled feet of the people to get filthy. In ancient times, a person entering a home removed his sandals … Continue reading

WHO DO YOU TRUST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SECURITY AND PROTECTION?

SCRIPTURE: I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:2) MEDITATION: How many times have you heard (and maybe even said yourself) that someone cannot be trusted. We buy things that we feel cannot be trusted to be as good as they should … Continue reading

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST FOREVER?

SCRIPTURE: Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8) MEDITATION: We live in a world where nothing lasts forever. Houses deteriorate as the years pass. Automobiles must be replaced after accumulating a certain … Continue reading

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE FEARS THAT INVADE YOUR THOUGHTS?

SCRIPTURE: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1) MEDITATION: Today many people are living in the bondage of fear. In a recent study a psychiatrist said the greatest problem facing his patients was fear. Fear of going insane, fear of committing suicide, fear of being alone, fear of … Continue reading

WHY DOES THE BIBLE SPEAK SO MUCH ABOUT LOVE? IS IT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT?

SCRIPTURE: As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you: Now remain in my love. (John 15:9) MEDITATION: The Bible speaks often about love. There is a horizontal love for others and a vertical love for God. God has blessed some people with the ability to perform research and determine the effects of … Continue reading

WHEN GOD SAVED YOU, DID YOU TURN IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR?

SCRIPTURE: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) MEDITATION: When we surrender to the Lord, it is the beginning of a … Continue reading

DO YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE TO WAIT ON GOD’S TIMING IN YOUR LIFE?

SCRIPTURE: “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” (Psalm 103:2) MEDITATION: Sometimes it is hard to accept that God can bring about His purposes through our trials. It is difficult to see past our circumstances to a future that, for us, doesn’t exist yet. But God is not constrained by time. … Continue reading

WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU RECEIVE FROM THE ONE YOU ARE FOLLOWING?

SCRIPTURE: You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36) MEDITATION: Wouldn’t it be great if there was an absolute cure for the troubles of human nature? Suppose we could give a shot in the arm to … Continue reading

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