True Happiness

Do you want to be happy? Do you continually seek new ways to make yourself happy? Are you consumed with trying to be happy? Have you found that happiness does not seem to last? Would like to know why? Would you like to know a better way? We see people try a multitude of thingsContinue reading “True Happiness”

Righteous Branch

Have you read God’s promises? Have you read the fulfillment of those promises? Do you know about one of the most important promises God made to humanity? Have you taken his promise to heart? Have you accepted his invitation? Will you stop living in fear? God has made many promises. Perhaps the most important oneContinue reading “Righteous Branch”

Promises Made, Promises Kept

How good are you at keeping your promises? Do you consider saying you will do something a promise? Or do you only consider it a promise if you say the words “I promise”? How do you feel when someone breaks a promise to you? Are you upset, let down, or depressed? Keeping promises can beContinue reading “Promises Made, Promises Kept”

Be Pious

Do you consider yourself religious? If so, is it because you attend worship services regularly? Have you considered that Jesus was not religious in the way we consider religion? Do you know that being religious in Jesus’ time meant being pious? We see many people who are religious today, yet they are not pious. TheyContinue reading “Be Pious”

Math Problem

Are you good at math? Can you walk through the multiplication tables (or times tables for us older folks)? Have you experienced multiplying, rather than simply doing the math on a piece of paper? Have you witnessed God multiplying your efforts to enlarge the results? We typically think of math as a finance or businessContinue reading “Math Problem”

Confident Faith

How confident are you? Are you confident in your life? Are you confident in your job? Are you confident in your relationships? Do you walk in your confidence? Or is it all a façade? Do you merely put on a good face to convince people you are confident and have it all together? Being confidentContinue reading “Confident Faith”

Limitless

Have you given much thought to names? If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? Would it be a name that has a meaning? Would it be a name you especially like. Would it be a name of someone in your family history? We don’t normally get much say in whatContinue reading “Limitless”

Promises Kept

Do you long for promises to be made and fulfilled? Are you longing for someone who will keep their word? Have you had someone break a big promise? Have you been part of a group who had a promise made to them? Do you know God makes and keeps his promises? Broken promises can tearContinue reading “Promises Kept”

I Will Not Be Shaken

Where do you stand? On what do you stand? Is your footing on solid ground? Or is it sinking sand? Are you standing on a solid foundation? Or is it crumbling beneath you? Do you know? Have you taken time to look at it objectively? Have you chosen to stand on the only true rock?Continue reading “I Will Not Be Shaken”

Magnify the Lord

Giving God the glory he deserves can easily slip our minds this time of year. We are busy preparing for gatherings, special services, and Christmas day. We scurry about trying to ensure everything is perfect. We cram in several places to be and many people to meet. But what was it like to be MaryContinue reading “Magnify the Lord”