The Lord is all powerful and uses His power for our good. That is a wonderful thought to contemplate. We live in a world where many people use power for their own gain with little regard to what the Lord Jesus would like them to do. In the end, power without faith in Jesus as …
You don’t have to be very old to encounter a bully in life. It could be a kid on the playground or in your neighborhood. It could be someone using social media to bully you. The workplace is another environment where people often feel like they are being bullied. Maybe you are in a situation …
Have you ever been lied to and found out later what you heard was a complete fabrication? Deception is a major tool that our enemy satan uses against us on a regular basis. He has done this since the Garden of Eden. In our story, the false prophet Hananiah came to the temple and had …
When I was 24 years old, I was laid off from my job. The economy was bad so finding another job was difficult. This resulted in going back to school for additional training, which was my last choice. In a major way the Lord had closed a door for me. In retrospect it was like …
Have you ever seen a small child being lifted up in the air by their parents and then gently placed on the ground as they giggle and say the word “again?” Their giggle and the word again meant they enjoyed what just happened because they trusted the parent not to drop them. Their trust is …
I grew up on a dairy farm and my older brother was involved in showing young cattle. One of the first steps in showing cattle is teaching them how to be led. By nature, they just want to dig their feet in and not be led. Overtime and with effective training a calf can learn how …
Near our home there is a bicycle trail that goes through an old railroad tunnel. The tunnel is quite long, and you have to walk your bicycle through the tunnel because part of your sense of balance comes from being able to see the road ahead. The first time I went through the tunnel I …
When I was a kid, I had a physical education teacher who was always telling us one specific word every time we had class. The word was listen. Why was listening so important? If we did not listen, we would not know what to do next, and then he would have to repeat the instructions …
Jeremiah, the prophet, was ministering to people whose hearts were stubborn and cold toward God. They were spiritually blinded to the road they were on and the amazing plans the Lord had for them. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:4,“Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t …
As the prophet Jeremiah ministers to the people of Judah, the Lord gives insight into their hearts. 8 Then I received this message from the Lord: 9 “This is what the Lord says: This shows how I will rot away the pride of Judah and Jerusalem. 10 These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship …