“You must not have any other god but me.” (Deuteronomy 5:7 NLT) In last two generations, we have seen many of our top pop icons self-destruct. Why? Man is designed to worship and not to be worshiped. Three of our most popular cultural symbols, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Prince have perished through self-inflicted means […]
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Image used with permission by Microsoft. I hail from western Pennsylvania and am a fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams. I have had my eyes glued on the Penguins and their quest for the Stanley Cup. After the game six victory Coach Mike Sullivan said about his team, “not only are they playing […]
They said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”(Judges 18:19 NASB) The […]
King David O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.(Psalms 131: 1 NASB) This Psalm probably came as a response to an accusation by King Saul that David through arrogance and selfish ambition had sought the kingdom. […]
Gideon made it into an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah, and all Israel played the harlot with it there, so that it became a snare to Gideon and his household. (Judges 8: 27 NASB). Gideon was a good man, but good men sometimes do foolish things. It is never right to do […]
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; (Matthew 25:21a NKJV) In 2015 I believe that the servants in His church are on the heart of the Father. God’s servant people have always been the force that turns the wheels of the church. I speak of the people who are most deserving of […]
The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year. (Joshua 5:12 NASB). When Israel entered the Promised Land they no longer saw […]
Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else” (Matthew 11:2-3). Did John Really Say That? The followers of John the Baptist looked at each other with […]
“But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. (Deuteronomy 8:11 NASB). Blessing can be a curse. In times of prosperity we may be most susceptible to disobedience and paths […]
Used with permission by Microsoft It is the hum-drum and routine events of life that we see God most at work. Yes, God works in the supernatural (miracles, healing, etc.) where He supersedes natural laws and does His thing. And thank God for those. But for every one of those, there are untold numbers of […]