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My Beautiful Blessing

““Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Mt. 6:16-18

“Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often...

Immediate Obedience

“From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee...

How to Know What to Do

“Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.”” Psalm 143:10

“How will you know what to do if you don’t sit before me and listen?” the Spirit of God spoke to my heart.

I knew immediately He had given me a message. For me. And for those who would listen – no pun intended.

Christ’s followers follow Christ. Believers in Christ as Lord are to follow Him. But how can we follow Him if we don’t hear Him? How can we hear Him if we don’t listen...

The Phone that Wouldn’t Charge

“And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.” Matthew 14:23

Some cell phones don’t charge because they’re broken. Others don’t charge because the charger is broken. Still others don’t charge because they’re fine and the chargers are fine but the outlet isn’t working so it’s not giving out any power to charge the phone. But then there’s the cell phone that doesn’t charge despite the fact the outlet works be...

A Place I’ve Never Known

“Now the Lord had said to Abram:

“Get out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”” Genesis 12:1-3

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance....

Dangerous Decisions

“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

“and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15

“And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were...

The Miracle Man

“…Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”” Nehemiah 8:10

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” Phil. 4:4

When I noticed a man staring from his vehicle from a little distance away in a grocery store parking lot through which I was walking with my wheelchair dogs, I couldn’t help but turn the dogs around and walk over to him. That way, he could look at the dogs up close as people so often like to do when they see them, and I could see what the Lord might hav...

Rats, Roaches & Repentance

“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Eph. 3:16-19

“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted...

Grandma’s Recipe for Faith

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, a beloved son:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you,...

Are You Serving Me?

“Are you serving me, or are you serving yourself?” the Spirit of God asked me in the wee hours of the morning.

  You may wonder why He asked me such a question, and why in the middle of the night. But I did not wonder. I knew without any doubt.

  Sometimes He speaks to me in the middle of the night because I am easily distracted and there is nothing to distract me from hearing Him then. But why such a question?

Because though I was clear about His will for me in a certain matter, I was questi...