“A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time” – Isaiah 60:22. I would like to share some thoughts on the above Scripture that has long been one of my favorites. Through all the works of God, known and unknown, runs … [Read more…]
Many times as a child and young adult I sang with great zeal these refrains: Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?/Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?/Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?/Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?/Are you washed in the blood; in the … [Read more…]
What mom hasn’t heard it, at least in America? “Easy come, easy go” has created a mentality that food should be always “fresh,” so throw out the old and make (or buy) new. As a result, statistics show food waste in our nation at a shocking $161 billion per year—or one pound per person per … [Read more…]
“I…saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,nor the battle to the strong … buttime and chance happen to them all” Eccl. 9:11 The observations of the teacher in Ecclesiastes brought him to this conclusion, and we too observe “time and chance” as the normal course of life. The fact has … [Read more…]
“Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we maygrow in wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 NLT). I have been thinking so much lately about the swiftness of passing time. However we look at it, we don’t have much time left to finish preparing for the return of Elijah and Jesus Christ, our coming King … [Read more…]
Look in the Scriptures! In a world torn with war, crime and bloodshed—and now with the coronavirus—we have glorious doors of HOPE, doors through which we can glimpse a new world resplendent in beauty, where peace reigns supreme, joys overflow, and happiness crowns the lives of those blessed sons and daughters of God. Have we … [Read more…]
Ten Thousand and One…and Still Counting I am continually impressed with the need to count—and re-count—the blessings we enjoy every day. Have you tried it? If you have, you are like me… still counting. Think about the most common blessings—the water we drink, the air we breathe, and flowers and trees all around us as … [Read more…]
At the beginning of our life we do not have the right to ask for anything because we have not earned anything. But God gives us our lifetime to prove our worth, and in return He promises us a share in rewards far beyond anything that we may imagine. How is this possible? When we … [Read more…]
To many Americans, Thanksgiving is a big turkey with dressing, cranberry sauce and other side dishes. It is a time of leisure, dining and entertainment with family and friends who spend the afternoon and evening in front of the TV, engrossed in a football game or Macy’s parade, concluding with fun and games and a … [Read more…]
When we sing this hymn, what do we mean by “faith”? It isn’t just any faith we sing about, it is the faith of our fathers in the faith, those faithful men of old who were faith-filled servants of God. Webster’s dictionary defines faith as “belief and trust in and loyalty to God; belief in … [Read more…]