I don’t know if you stop to think about why you are here, but the Scriptures say we are here to bring pleasure to God. In Revelation 4:11, we read, “You created everything, and it is for your pleasure they exist and were created.” Psalm 149:4a says, “The LORD takes pleasure in His people.” The […]
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“Stifling the Holy Spirit”
In 1 Thessalonians 5:19, we read, “Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.” Another translation says, “Do not quench the Holy Spirit.” The word “stifle” or “quench” contains the idea of making one feel “constrained or oppressed.” It also means to “prevent something from happening.” Sometimes on a very hot day, I love something very cold […]
“Running to God”
Where do you go or what do you do when you are going through a dark valley? Perhaps you are going through such a time right now. You are weighed down in your spirit, and you have a heavy hurt. Maybe this meditation is coming at just the right time for you. Sometimes, we try […]
“Being Confident in a Crisis”
In the Bible, we see that there are three kinds of storms that we face in life: Storms that we bring on ourselves, like Samson and his self-induced troubles. Storms that God causes, like the storm that Jesus stilled on the Sea of Galilee. Storms that other people cause, as when Paul and Silas were […]
“Dealing with Discouragement”
Probably everyone reading this meditation gets discouraged from time to time. It is a universal problem and very common. Discouragement is a recurring disease. Another problem with discouragement is that it is very contagious. Others can become discouraged because we are discouraged. Would you like some good news? Discouragement is curable. To learn how to […]
“Overcoming our Problems”
As long as we are in this present world, we will have problems. Some have thought that once they became a Christian, they wouldn’t have any more problems. I wish that were true, but it is not. In 2 Chronicles 20, we read how Judah was surrounded, something like Israel is today. An alliance of […]
“Lessons from Joseph”
When we are going through difficult trials, it is so easy to ask, “God, why is this happening to me?” We recall how Joseph was sent by his father to find his brothers and see how they were doing. They saw him in the distance and decided they were going to kill him. Fortunately, for […]
“Here by Divine Design”
None of us is here because of some human biological experimentation. We are here because God planned for us to be here. In Isaiah 44:2, we read, “The LORD who made you and helps you says, ‘Do not be afraid, O Jacob my servant. O dear Israel, my chosen one.” Your birth and mine were […]
“Do You Really Want to Change?”
In the book of Malachi, God says, “I am the LORD and I change not.” He can say that because He is holy and there is no kind of imperfection or impurity in Him. That is not true of us. Ever since the fall of Adam and Eve, we have been born with a sin […]
“Jesus in the Bible”
In Pastor Leonard’s sermon on July 20th, he referred to Oral Roberts’ book that mentions Jesus in every book of the Bible. Listed below are the scripture references that reflect this. “In Genesis, He is our Creator God. In Exodus, He is our Redeemer. In Leviticus, He is the Holy One of Israel In Numbers, […]
