Who Are We Trying To Please? “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.” Hebrews 11:5, NKJV We see a lot of activity and decisions today in order to please the world. Political Correctness has taken us to a place today where we are encouraged to always please others regardless of whether our...
Read MoreGive Me Someone That I Can Count On “For I am the LORD, I do not change…..” Malachi 3:6, NKJV. Our life is in constant change. We change, our kids change, the weather changes, our health changes, our work changes, our spouse changes, our finances change and on and on it goes with change. Some changes are good and we like the change while some changes are not so good and we reject and resent the change. In a world where we can’t...
Read MoreWatch Your Tongue “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24, NKJV. Words are powerful. Our words can build people up and our words can tear people down. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said we would be held accountable for every idle word that we speak. Words are powerful and have meaning. Words can change lives for the good. Our scripture for today tells us that pleasant...
Read MoreIt Might Be Simpler Than You Think “The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.” Psalm 34:17, NKJV. Sound a little too simple? Does “Have a little talk with Jesus” sound a little too simple in light of the heavy problems you are facing? We often make things a little too complicated when we attempt to fix our problems in our own wisdom, determination and might. When Naaman, the leper, went...
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