Are you tired? Are you weary from listening to the blame game? Is it sapping your energy, causing you to feel as though you are carrying a hundred-pound pack on your back? Where do you turn to be renewed? Are you looking forward to a better future? Responsibility can feel like a heavy load toContinue reading “Strength and Salvation”
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The Lord is Near
What is true in your heart? What is it that you desire more than anything? Perceptions are often presented as truth. Perspectives are stated as truths. Desires are often for the things of this world. Chasing the next shiny object we see is the favorite pastime of many. The Psalmist often cuts through the fogContinue reading “The Lord is Near”
Rejoice and Be Glad
How will your day go today? Will you have a good day? Are you looking forward to today? Are you thankful for the gift of today? What will you do with the gift you have been given? Will you rejoice in your gift? Are you glad you have received this gift? We all have goodContinue reading “Rejoice and Be Glad”
Use Freedom Wisely
Do you a “know-it-all?” Does it frustrate you to no end that they always think they know the answer? Have you purposely tried to trip them up? Were you successful? Do you come across to others as a “know-it-all?” Do you know that no one knows everything? We all have encountered someone who thinks theyContinue reading “Use Freedom Wisely”
God’s Perspective
Do you feel out of place? Or do you feel as though you are right where you are supposed to be? Are things going along smoothly? Or have you hit a rough patch in life? Is your life going as you planned? Or has it been derailed? Are you living your life as God wouldContinue reading “God’s Perspective”
Breaking Bread Together
Is it important to you to eat meals together? How many meals per week do you have with your family? Do you sit down together for your supper, even if you cannot the other meals? Do you participate in fellowship meals at the church you attend? Sitting down to eat meals together has become aContinue reading “Breaking Bread Together”
Weathering the Bad Times
Are you struggling through this life? Do you wonder if things will ever get better? Would you like to be convinced there is a brighter future? Will you take comfort in the promise made? Will you believe in the Lamb of God? We go through many struggles during our lives. There may be times whenContinue reading “Weathering the Bad Times”
Be Prepared
Do you live by the motto “be prepared?” Are you continually looking ahead, thinking about what you can do today to be ready for tomorrow? Next week? Next Month? Next Year? Are you prepared for the schemes of Satan? We prepare ourselves for school. We prepare ourselves for jobs. We prepare ourselves for many thingsContinue reading “Be Prepared”
Joy in Love
Joy is a permanent condition. We can have joy even in the midst of great sorrow. The source of our joy is Jesus. He has given us His teachings, some of the miracles He performed, and sacrificed for us for that purpose. Jesus states in today’s passage that He told His disciples (and us) allContinue reading “Joy in Love”
Unseat Divisiveness
What kinds of arguments are you having with someone else? Are you arguing over politics? Do you argue over vaccines and masks? Are you allowing your differing opinions, whether based on fact or not, to be divisive? Do you see the destruction all around you? There is more divisiveness today than there has been inContinue reading “Unseat Divisiveness”
Marty Pressey 