Why Be Thankful?

Why Be Thankful?

“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you,” (1 Thess. 5:18). One of the greatest joys of parenting is the opportunity to structure circumstances in your child’s life that you know will stretch and challenge them to become...
Transcending All

Transcending All

Transcending All “The LORD is high above all nations, His glory above the heavens.”  (Ps. 113:4) The natural man loves to throw back his shoulders, puff out his chest, raise his nose a few degrees higher than parallel and boast that he’s a “self-made” man. Nothing...
God’s Purpose in Affliction

God’s Purpose in Affliction

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; for how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another.” (Isaiah 48:10-11 NASB) It was a dark time in...
Boast in the Lord

Boast in the Lord

“… just as it is written, ‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” (1 Cor. 1:31 NASB) The narrative shared in 1 Kings 16 depicts a low period in Israel’s history, documenting a succession of wicked kings who lead God’s people deeper and deeper into idolatry. The last...
Reflecting Him

Reflecting Him

“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let Thy glory be above all the earth.” (Ps. 57:11) God made everything in our world, including man and woman, for the praise of His glory and pleasure (Is. 43:7, Ps. 104:31). In this one simple truth we find the meaning of...