The Gift of Life
Advent 2014 Day 26 I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10 b KJV) A few days ago, I found myself sitting in the social security office....
View ArticleThe Gift of Light
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12) Years ago while watching TV...
View ArticleThe Gift of Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27) Although Christmas is almost a month past,...
View ArticleThe Gift of Victory
For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of...
View ArticleSuspended by Grace
This video is dedicated to my sister, Janie Neff Haines and her husband Gene Haines as a memorial to their son, Clint who was killed in a tragic motor cycle accident September 2013. May God’s...
View ArticleFear–Whose Weapon is It?
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) The Fear Factor After watching one of the Star Wars movies,...
View ArticleGenerational Curses—Stop the Slavery
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the...
View ArticleHumility–A Powerful Weapon
Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. (Luke 18:40-41) During her toddler...
View ArticleA is for Almighty
But there is [a vital force] a spirit [of intelligence] in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives men understanding. (Job 32:8 Amp) Some of my writer friends are doing an alphabet challenge. I...
View ArticleB is for Baby
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) Continuing the Alphabet...
View ArticleRepentance—What does it Actually Mean?
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10) Jesus Seeks the Rejected How many times have you made a wrong turn and...
View ArticleDead but Now Alive
But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. (Romans 8:10) A few years ago while Gene was at work, I...
View ArticleThe Power of Water
“Whoever drinks the water I [Jesus] give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:14) EMPTY! At 8:00 this...
View ArticleIn a Dry Place
I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs. (Isaiah 41:18) A few weeks ago, I wrote about...
View ArticleThe Rock of Israel
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. (Genesis 49:24) In preparation of this first...
View ArticleOver the Top in Obedience
Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. (Numbers 20:11) Water from the Rock When six-year-old Melinda...
View ArticleF is for Faithful
Then he [Jacob] dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the Lord stood above...
View ArticleI is for Insructions
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house. And they...
View ArticleJ is for Jealous
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow...
View ArticleL is for Leader
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into...
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