Even though you may feel alone.  God does not abandon his people.  He knows what you are going through and He will restore. The second exile of Jerusalem was another demoralizing wound to the Israelites.  Jerusalem would not fall yet.  But Nebuchadnezzar’s siege in 597 B.C. would be a harbinger of the final disaster upon…

The enemy is planning and plotting to wreck havoc in your spiritual life.  But God already has an antidote.  His name is Jesus Christ. Every day we battle.  The fighting field isn’t a physical one.  For those in the trenches.  You know.  If this is your first time to discover.  Welcome. The battle grounds.  Three.…

Soul cleaning resolutions for the new year makes its goal to honor God and prioritize Him first. “I want you to know Me more than I want burnt offerings.”  —Hosea 6:6 In Hosea’s time, burnt offerings were an exterior sign of honoring God.  But God desires His people to fellowship and know Him more than…

Jesus will meet you where you are.  Just leave a chair for Him at your table. “Your unfailing love is better than life itself;  how I praise You!  I will praise You as long as I live, lifting up my hands to You in prayer.   You satisfy me more than the richest feast.  I…

Finding rest is a universal need.  A place to retreat.  To refresh.  To renergize.  To refuel.  But seeking rest in the wrong places does not lead to authentic rest. How often have we been admonished about the dangers of fun in all the wrong places?  Be careful where you have fun.  Be cautious in whom…

God closes doors in our lives because His course for our lives changes. Treasures.  We are all seekers of treasures.  Of things and relationships valuable in our lives.  That add value, encouragement, and is life-giving in our lives.  That bring meaning and confers worth into our lives.  Treasures we would love and die for. But…

God may take us somewhere we haven’t been before.  But our faith in Him doesn’t change because our circumstances do. What happens when you find yourself starting over. In an unknown place, unknown surroundings, unknown rules. Daniel and his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah are taken from their home in Jerusalem  after Babylon’s successful…

Sometimes you have to leave home to understand the Father’s love for you.  Sometimes you need the view away from home. The wandering child.  The rebellious one.  The independent headstrong.  In Luke 15, we glimpse the heart of one who leaves home physically and spiritually.  Both of which requires a view from home to see…

A famous king.  A wise man.  A noble man. A military conqueror. No, the One who holds the world in His hand came to earth as one helpless, vulnerable, shedding tears, filled with hunger and thirst, in need of warmth and a mother’s embrace. Jesus’ arrival.   As an infant to unknown parents in a…

Crossroads are opportunities to turn closer to God or away from God. In the landscape of 1 Samuel 8, we find a highly esteemed and godly prophet Samuel, who at an advanced age, is retiring.  His successors, Samuel’s sons, are unlike their father and are corrupt. At this point, the Israelite leadership has some crucial…