No More Digging
“Honey, come look,” I said as I stood by the window and pointed to Bo, our Labrador Retriever. “What’s he doing?” “He’s digging a hole and burying the bone I gave him yesterday.” Bo dropped his large bone into the hole and shoved the loose dirt with his paws until the ground was level again. Then he pushed some dried leaves over the burial site with his nose. “I can’t believe it. Canine...
Borrowed Clothes
All of the armor we wear is the Armor of God. It’s not ours, but we need to put it on. His helmet of Salvation covers our head. His righteousness covers our chest. His Faith delivered is our shield. All of our clothes are His clothes! We need to be clothed in His righteousness. Our shoes are His shoes – His gospel of Peace. Even the garment of praise we put on belongs to Him! Jesus alone is worthy of praise. We might be...
The Benefits of Preserving Our Identity
Would you like a deeper walk with God? Would you like a long prosperous life? Or are you satisfied with doing your own thing? If it is the latter, then read no further. You obviously don’t need the blessings of God that I’m about to share. John 14:21 ‘He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.’...
10 Ways to Put God First
Put all the praise and glory on Jesus first. Write a psalm a day. (Praise your way out of your problems.) Keep Pentecostal music playing. Try to sing your way through the Pentecostal Hymnal. (I challenge you to buy one and try to go through ten songs a day without getting a great blessing.) Try to use up your greeting cards this year. Try to give enough to use all your wrapping paper, too. Spend a whole day listening and writing down...
From Sighing to Singing
‘This painting of Venice, by Joseph Turner, shows the chief magistrate’s palace here on the left,’ the docent said. ‘Directly across from the palace, over the Rio de Palazzo is a prison. This bridge that connects the two buildings is called the Bridge of Sighs.’ ‘What did you say it’s called?’ I asked the art museum guide. ‘.’ He replied. Then he continued, ‘It was believed the...
Too Much for This Shoulder
We know that a good friend is someone who listens. Proverbs 18:24 says that “a man who has friends must show himself friendly.â€Â At the same time, there is a point when a friend can only go so far. The second part of Proverbs 18:24 says, “and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.â€Â Many people feel this verse is prophetic of Christ, and his willingness to stay with you when everyone else has gone. And how...
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