10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV) Make no mistake, these days it takes a lot of money just to live. I have watched my children work to make lives for themselves with modest incomes and it … Read more
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1 ESV) When we come to Christ a change should happen in our life. We have been made anew, brought from darkness to light, and bought with a price. Thus, our lives are no longer our own. However, we cannot … Read more
41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42 ESV) How many times have you read scripture or listened to a sermon and afterward realized that you got absolutely nothing from them? Like … Read more
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 ESV) Humans are often lead astray by shiny objects, things of beauty. Whether that be … Read more
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV) You do realize that your life is but a piece of the puzzle, right? Because we only … Read more