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HIDING OUR HURTS IS NOT THE SOLUTION FOR GETTING RELIEF FROM THEM

BIBLE PASSAGE: Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. (Psalm 5:1-2) MEDITATION: There are many people who are hurting, but are not seeking help. In fact, some are hiding their hurts behind smiles in an effort to conceal the … Continue reading

DON’T ALLOW YOUR PAST FAILURES TO BECOME PART OF YOUR FUTURE

BIBLE PASSAGE: But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:26) MEDITATION: The beauty of the Bible is, God speaks to us from beginning to end. Even as far back as Genesis, God is speaking to each of us today. When God was preparing to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, as … Continue reading

LOVING GOD AND LOVING OTHERS REQUIRES A HUMBLE ATTITUDE

BIBLE PASSAGE: He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” (Luke 10:27-28) MEDITATION: When a lawyer asked Jesus what … Continue reading

ARE THE DOLDRUMS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LIFE DRAGGING YOU DOWN?

BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17) MEDITATION: The scriptures remind us that when we are ‘in Christ’, we become new creations. Our old ways, habits and attitudes have been replaced with new ones. We have gone through … Continue reading

WHEN WE ARE DISTRESSED AND NEED HELP TO GET RELIEF

BIBLE PASSAGE: Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. (Psalm 4:1) MEDITATION: With the proliferation of self-help books available, it is apparent that many people have many problems. Offices of psychologists and psychiatrists are busy with folks seeking … Continue reading

OH RESTFUL SLEEP, WHERE ART THOU?

BIBLE PASSAGE: I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. (Psalm 3:5) MEDITATION: How many times have you heard someone say, “I just wish I could get a good night’s sleep”? Or maybe you have heard someone say, “I keep waking up during the night and have trouble going back … Continue reading

OPEN GOD’S SPECIAL GIFT TO YOU

BIBLE PASSAGE: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2 Timothy 3:16) MEDITATION: I’ve wondered how some people get so much enjoyment in reading books. I feel like I’m missing out on something since I am not an avid reader. It’s … Continue reading

A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AS HIS ADOPTED CHILD

BIBLE PASSAGE: I will proclaim the LORD’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father.” (Psalm 2:7) MEDITATION: When we chose to surrender our lives to the Lord, our relationship with Him changed immediately. No longer was there enmity between us and Him. Instead of being an outsider, … Continue reading

WHEN YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF TWO DIRECTIONS, WHICH ONE DO YOU CHOOSE?

BIBLE PASSAGE: For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. (Psalm 1:6) MEDITATION: Do you ever experience times when you are hurting and it seems that no cares; or even if they do, they don’t know how to console you? It is not a … Continue reading

GOD’S GIFT LEADS TO A NEW AND BLESSED LIFE, NOW AND FOR ETERNITY

BIBLE PASSAGE: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2) MEDITATION: We can learn … Continue reading

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