What is your normal reaction when things go awry? Do you react with strong negative emotions? Does your reaction change the situation? Do your negative emotions continue to build on themselves, getting worse? Have you considered a different way to react? When things go bad, we often react negatively. When things go from bad toContinue reading “The Lesson of Job”
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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”
Why Are You Going?
Is there someone you continue to follow or are friends with because they can do something for you? Does what someone can do for you effect how often you speak to them? If they stop doing for you, do you stop interacting with them? Is that your relationship with God? We all know someone whoContinue reading “Why Are You Going?”
Holy Splendor
We know we are to give glory to God. We have heard it many times. When we read the Psalms, we often see God receiving the glory. Today’s passage is no different. God is being given the glory. Yet, there is something different in today’s passage we do not often think about. David tells theContinue reading “Holy Splendor”
Taken By a Whirlwind
How do you envision going to heaven? Do you dismiss the mystery of God? Do you prefer to have everything explained by science? Do you want hard evidence rather than believing in the awesome power of God? What if you were taken without dying? We like for things to be explained. Sometimes that is easyContinue reading “Taken By a Whirlwind”
Have You Heard?
Today’s questions come from our Scripture passage. Take a moment and read them first. They are rhetorical questions. The prophet Isaiah knew the Israelites knew, heard, been told, but may not understand. We are in the same boat today. We have heard about God. In fact, there is a growing curiosity among the young, theContinue reading “Have You Heard?”
Ascribe Glory to God
Do you give credit where credit is due? Or do you take credit for something you did not do? Are you aware of your surroundings? Do you notice the mundane as well as the extraordinary? Have you noticed how God has worked in your life and continues to work? We often go about our dailyContinue reading “Ascribe Glory to God”
Pass It On
What has been passed down to you from you family? Are there traditions you follow? Have you been told of your family history? Is there a family member who was famous for a major achievement years ago? Has your family passed down to you the importance of worshiping God? Some families have many traditions whileContinue reading “Pass It On”
Covenant
Have you ever taken an oath? Was it an oath in court? Was it an oath to enter the military? Have you entered into a covenant? Was it a covenant of marriage? Was it a business contract? Have you made a covenant to obey God? We swear oaths in many different settings. It may beContinue reading “Covenant”
Wedding, Funeral, or Neither
What is your preference? Do you prefer a somber, repentant worship service? Do you prefer an upbeat, joyous worship service? Do you prefer a more traditional worship service? Do you prefer a more contemporary worship service? Do you reject one or the other? We see worship services that span the spectrum from the extremely somberContinue reading “Wedding, Funeral, or Neither”
Marty Pressey 