Dear Ones: Days of Laughter! That light at the end of the tunnel is not an approaching train but the dawning of a new day. Your nights of crying will turn into days filled with laughter because the Lord intervened in your situation. When this happens, you must remember to rejoice and thank Him to…
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The Lost One
Dear Ones: The Lost One! Can I get a witness? I was a lost one, but the Good Shepherd sought after me and brought me out of the darkness through the work of the Cross. Romans 3:23 declares, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Notice how the shepherd in this…
Unfailing Love
Dear Ones: Unfailing Love! The 1828 Merriam Webster Dictionary defines unfailing as not capable of being exhausted. This is good news! Natural human affections can change at the drop of a hat. But the Love of God is inexhaustible. His mercy and compassion for those who are in Christ draw us to Himself. His correction…
The Simplicity of a Child
Dear Ones: The Simplicity of a Child! This is the way the Lord wants us to come to Him. As we read the account in Mark 10, we see that the Lord was furious with the way the disciples treated the children. “Don’t push them away or get between them and Me!” was His response…
Open Up
Dear Ones: Open Up! Your heart to the King of kings and Lord of lords. It is a choice you make every day. These two verses work together. They reveal that we have a part to contribute to this process. We are privileged to invite the King of Gory into our lives, our current affairs:…
Too Hard
Dear Ones: Too Hard! Sometimes we look at our situations with a sinking feeling that it is just too hard to find a way out of our troubles. But throughout the Word of God the answer to that sinking feeling has been given. There is nothing too hard or impossible for the Lord. Natural strength…
A Lot of Talk
Dear Ones: A Lot of Talk! The atmosphere is filled with a lot of talk. This constant talk is filled with discouraging words meant to foment fear and anxiety in our hearts. Talk! Talk! Incessant Talk! Until our ears no longer hear and register what is said. But our spirits are absorbing all of the…
Triune Salvation
Parables And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given … Therefore I speak to them in parables,…
He Heard Me
Dear Ones: He Heard Me! The tormentor’s voice whispers in your ear that there is no help for you. HA! But he is a liar. The Lord hears your cry in the night hours as you weep on your pillow. If He hears you then we have 1 John 5:14-15 to encourage us. “Now this…
Who are Bound
Dear Ones: Who are Bound! In this chapter, Isaiah records the mission of Messiah. He came to free mankind from the bondage of the dark one and the consequences of the fall. You may ask, “How are we bound?” The bondage referred to here is more inclusive than just being locked up in a physical…