Thought For Today: “Rest Comes Through War” In Joshua 11:23 it says that the land had rest from war. Yet, neither the land nor the people had any rest from the battles because battles still had to be fought by the individual tribes when they took the parcel allotted to them as their inheritance. So, … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Work Never Stops” John Wesley said, “God buries His workmen, but carries on His work.” WOW It says of King David that after he served God’s purposes for his generation he died (Acts 13:36). God has a great work for all of us to do, and when we’re finished, He takes … Read more

Thought For Today: “Speak God’s Word” God has called us to open our mouths and speak His word, and His promise is that He will do the rest. “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so … Read more

“Thought For Today: “In God Alone” The last Psalms of David, Psalms 146-150, are known as the Psalms of praise, because they all begin with, “Praise the Lord.” This brings us to a turning point in our relationship with God. And the key to that relationship is that we need to praise Him for all … Read more

Thought For Today: “Faith to Break Our Doubts” While science has broken the sound barrier, our faith breaks the doubt barrier. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted … Read more

Thought for Today: “Having Spiritual Eyes” It’s All About Seeing What God Sees Physical sight can easily deceive, but when God opens our spiritual sight; we see the true reality. It is this that Jesus told to the Apostle Paul when he was one his way to Damascus. Jesus said, “Now get up and stand … Read more

Thought For Today: “Bow Now Instead of Later” To bow down is a sign of submission and humility showing deference, that is, respect and esteem to whoever and whatever we are bowing down to and before. Bowing down is also a sign of worship; it is taking a knee recognizing the Lordship of God. Unfortunately, … Read more

Thought for Today: “Desire To Be A Disciple” In Jesus quintessential definition of what it means to be a disciple, and then our need to take up our crosses daily to follow Him, He began this verse by saying, “If anyone desires to come after Me.” (Luke 9:23a) What I’ve learned over the years is … Read more

Thought For Today: “Sin’s Fire Sale” A fire sale is where items are put on sale at extremely discounted prices, and originally these heavy discounts were due to a fire that had damaged them. Now, it refers to a store that has some really hot items on sale, or the sales price for these items … Read more

Today’s Thought: “Trust God’s Promises” God’s promises are different from the promises given by humanity, because not only are God’s promises true, but they are never exhausted. Humanity’s promises are like a mountain stream that flows when there’s been snow but dries up in the summer. At best humanity’s promises are seasonal. But God’s promises … Read more

Thought for Today: “God’s Mercy Leads to God’s Grace” Because of God’s mercy, we can partake of God’s grace. If God gave us what we deserve, we would be condemned for eternity. The Apostle Paul spells this out for us the best in Romans 6:23. He begins by telling us what we deserve. “For the … Read more

Thought For Today: “Get Filled for the Impossible” God calls us to do what’s impossible through Him, not what’s possible. Neither we nor anyone else has the power to accomplish what only God can. And in our world today, what we have found is that we really can’t accomplish all that much. So, we need … Read more

Thought For Today: “Be Prepared and Ready” How can we get ready for the Holy Spirit’s work? How can we expect a visitation and work from the Holy Spirit within our lives? Consider Mary, although she was a sinner, she was considered by God to be highly favored. Mary believed and followed God’s word and … Read more

Thought for Today: Christmas is For-Giving Today I’d like to share with you an integral part of our giving this Christmas, and that is our need to be “for-giving.” Forgiveness is something that touches every aspect of our lives. One of the Scriptures often quoted during Christmas bears this out when the angel of the … Read more

Thought for Today: “God Cares” I thought about saying, “Know God Cares,” but the problem with that is that while many of us know God cares, we just don’t believe He cares for us. In other words, God cares for us, but this knowledge really doesn’t do any good unless we believe it. It’s like … Read more

Thought for Today: “The Meaning of Christmas” The story of Christmas is quickly losing its meaning, the very heart of why it is even celebrated if it hasn’t already. The fundamental message of Christmas isn’t peace on earth goodwill to men, although that is a by-product of it, the fundamental message of Christmas is that … Read more

Thought for Today: “Our Need for Others” “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:25) The writer of Hebrews is talking to fellow believers in Jesus Christ, and in accordance with the law which … Read more

Thought For Today: “Put God First” Is God first in our lives? It is often said that if we want to know what the most important thing in our lives is, we should look at our checkbooks. Are we giving to God the first, and by that the best? When they came into the land … Read more

Thought For Today: “Having a Heart of Compassion” In the seventh chapter of Luke’s Gospel there’s a very powerful scene. As Jesus was approaching the city of Nain, a large procession of mourners was carrying the body of a mother’s only son. Seeing her obvious grief, it says that Jesus had compassion on her (Luke … Read more

Thought For Today: “God’s Immensity” The heavens declare God’s glory, by the word of His mouth the heavens were made, and the breath of his mouth formed the stars. “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.” (Psalm 19:1) “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their … Read more