Dear Ones: Snatch Them Away! The Lord Jesus is the Good Shepherd and knows how to protect His flock. His flock is made up of those who acknowledge Him as Lord and follow His commands. This is not a superficial relationship, but one built on mutual love and devotion. As our Good Shepherd, He knows…
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A Great Calm
Dear Ones: A Great Calm! When the storms of life rage all about us, remember these verses. Israel was promised a future that provided shelter from the storms and shade from the heat of the day. Under the New Testament, our Savior demonstrated His authority over the storms that seek to sink us. What a…
Personal Accountability–Heart Work
Personal Accountability We pick up our study of the Sermon on the Mount to explore our personal accountability to do a Heart Work Checkup using the Lord’s teachings as our standard. Here is an excerpt of the video transcript which has much food for thought. I encourage you to watch the entire video. The scribes…
Made Me Happy
Dear Ones: Made Me Happy! The theme of this psalm is: God the Refuge of the Righteous. Sometimes we find ourselves in a battle that appears we are destined to lose. But when we call for the Lord to intervene in our circumstances, things suddenly change. The Lord waits for our cry of faith. When…
Expect God to Act
Dear Ones: Expect God to Act! Like the thirsty natural deer, we thirst for the living waters of our Lord to refresh us. In these tumultuous times, our spirits get parched because the spiritual warfare has intensified greatly. But the Lord comes to refresh us with His presence to drive away discouragement and fear. The…
Radiate with Hope
Dear Ones: Radiate with Hope! Mr. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary gives us this understanding of hope. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. Hope therefore always gives pleasure or joy; whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with…
God Said
Dear Ones: God Said! And spoke things into existence—He created them good. Then He created man in His image and likeness: to be His progeny and to have dominion in the earth. Therefore, we understand that power is released through our words. They create the atmosphere around us either for good or evil. God Said…
Be of Good Courage
Dear Ones: Be of Good Courage! This psalm of David is one of my favorites. David totally trusted the Lord with his life. Therefore, he was able to wait for Him to move in His timing. This took great courage because fear, doubt, and unbelief lurked in the shadows of delay. When we read the…
Who Are We: Kingdom Reality
Who Are We! We pick up our study of the Sermon on the Mount to explore the Kingdom Reality: Who Are We? The Lord progressed from the Beatitudes to exposing our real identities. Here is an excerpt of the video transcript which has much food for thought. I encourage you to watch the entire video.…
Forgive Him
Dear Ones: Forgive him! When we forgive those who have injured us in some way, great power is released. Unforgiveness is a stronghold that the dark one uses against us. The fact that someone has transgressed against us really happened. But how we react to their actions or words against us is the issue the…