Thought for Today: “God’s House on Earth” God has chosen to make His home within the lives those who believe in Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” (John 14:23) As … Read more

Thought For Today: “Leave the Choice to God” When considering our next move, or what God desires for us to do, take this advice. Leave the choice to God. He knows what is best. Lot chose what he thought was best based on human understanding, but Abraham trusted in God and God gave Him all … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Desert Experience” With our current summer temperatures ranging around 115 and up, I thought about what King David said in Psalm 63:1. “O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Greatest Buffet Ever” Throughout human history there has been great feast served up by kings, emperors, and royalty of all sorts. They had exotic foods from around the world, and many would take days to serve. And not to be outdone, there are buffets in many of the larger hotels in … Read more

Thought for Today: “A Vacation Faith” With summer vacations in full swing, here is a thought to remember. As we begin to plan our vacations, and as the time approaches, we fall into that vacation attitude. We get into a good mood, and no matter what happens, we’re not going to let it spoil our … Read more

Thought for Today: “It’s All About Jesus” “It’s all about who you know.” This was a statement I well understood in the business world. I knew many people who had positions of power, and when the time came, I could use that connection to get what I wanted, and vice versa, because when they needed … Read more

Today’s Thought: “It’s Not a Numbers Game” In the film, Forrest Gump, Forrest offers a woman a chocolate saying, “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” How many days we have left is anybody’s guess. Doctors will say that someone has 6 months or … Read more

Thought for Today: “Our Happiness or His Holiness” God’s plan may not always involve our happiness, but it always involves His holiness. First, happiness isn’t all that it is cracked up to be. The word comes from the word “hap,” meaning by chance or fortune. It is where we get our word, “happenstance,” or by … Read more

Today’s Thought: “Sowing and Reaping” We can’t expect big things to happen when we pray small. We can never get more out when we put so little in. We reap what we sow. This concept of sowing and reaping can be seen in what Jesus said. “Give, and it will be given to you. Good … Read more

Thought for Today: “Fire Sale” Most Americans know that they can get a great deal on a product when they see a store holding a fire sale. Now, originally a fire sale referred to items on sale that were damaged in a fire. But now it applies when a business is in financial distress and … Read more

Thought for Today: “Inspired Power” The word, “inspired,” means to cause something to happen or be created. In the Greek language it is the word, “pneuma,” which is translated as breath or wind. And when translated it is often referred to the Holy Spirit. Taking both the English and Greek definitions, what we see is … Read more

Thought for Today: “A Heavenly Aroma” In the God’s Temple, and within the Holy of Holy’s, behind the veil along with the table of showbread and the Menorah, stood the altar of incense. The altar of incense was representative of the people’s prayers to God. Every morning and at twilight, the priest would put the … Read more

Thought For Today: “A Believer’s Poverty” The prophet Amos brings out that there exists in this world a famine, not just a famine due to drought or political finagling, but a famine of hearing God’s word. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God, “That I will send a famine on the land, not … Read more

Thought For Today: “Freedom’s Principle of Integrity” “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men–as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.” (1 Peter 2:15-16) While we’re to live in freedom, we’re not to … Read more

Thought for Today: “Freedom and Integrity” “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.” (1 Peter 2:15-16) Having integrity is about being open and honest. It’s … Read more

Thought for Today: “Satan’s Strategy” Satan’s attacks against us are not random but are well thought out. Some of these attacks are straight up in our face, like the attacks against Job, and Jesus. But at other times he attacks through deception like when he tempted Eve, or when he comes as an angel of … Read more

Thought for Today: “What We Give God” God is worthy to receive our best, nothing less. King David understood this. He wouldn’t offer God that which cost him nothing. “I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” (2 Samuel 24:24) The Lord said our giving shouldn’t be what … Read more

Thought for Today: “God Does Hear” Have you reached this point as King David when He cried out to God? “Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled… My soul also is greatly troubled. I am weary with my groaning; all night I make … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Spirit’s Anointing for Ministry” The Spirit’s anointing upon our public witness flows from our private time with the Lord at home. David was anointed by Samuel to be king, but this was only the confirmation of what the Lord had already done in David’s life in the quite times while watching … Read more

Thought For Today: “Fire and Blood” God meets hell’s destructive fire with the renewing and reviving fire of the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist said concerning the Messiah Jesus who was soon to follow, “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11) But not only that, God quenches sin’s fire with … Read more