In the Book of Lamentation chapter 3, the author writes about God's great love and compassion in spite of Israel's continued disobedience to Him. This book was written in the days following Judah’s tragic defeat and exile to Babylon (586 B.C.) In painful detail, the author attributes horrific national suffering not just to the cruelty of the Babylonian military but to divine wrath that doesn’t sound compassionate or merciful. Yet the prophet’s tears mirrored the heart of God

In reading "Our Daily Bread" the other day, entitled "His Peace", I was reminded of how much of us worry about everything in our lives today. We worry about our jobs, our finances, our families, and the chaos in the world today. And sometimes we even worry about our "worrying" too much. But our true and only peace can only be found in God, and God alone. As stated in chapter 26, in the Book of Isaiah: Isaiah 26: 3-4 (NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are s

During a past visit at my mother house with my two children, my mother shared some great stories about her older brother who loved the Lord and served Him unconditionally. My mother told us stories of my Uncle Pete, who would be laying on the floor watching television and suddenly, he would get a prompting from God on his feet. This prompting my uncle fully recognized as God's calling and that it was time for him to get up and go and serve God wherever He would send him. My u

In a previous reading of "Our Daily Bread", we see a glimpse of God's hand in the lives of the children of Israel through the eyes of the prophet Isaiah in chapter 35 of the Book of Isaiah. In this chapter Isaiah speaks of the coming joy for the people of Israel after all the horrific devastation that has and will happen to them. Many times, God must allow bad things to happen to His people to bring us to our knees to be able to see His love for us. Not until we can take our

In reading the message on March 04th, in "Our Daily Bread" entitled "Unshakable Faith", I was reminded of where our treasure is being kept as God's children. Are we laying up all our treasure here on earth for ourselves, or are we focused more on doing God's work here on earth so that our treasures in heaven are greatly multiplied? The Question is this: Is the majority of what we are doing here on earth for the kingdom of God or are we doing everything for our own selfish gai

I heard an inspiring message yesterday at our Sunday services that dealt with envy in our hearts and the devastation it can bring if we do not get rid of it. Envy can be so rooted in our lives that we may not know that it is there. Definition of Envy: A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck. Synonyms: enviousness, covetousness, desire, resentment, resentfulness, bitterness, discontent, spite. In the Book of I

In reading today's "Our Daily Bread" in the Book of Proverbs reminded me of how foolish we can become in making wrong decisions in life. We know in our minds and hearts what is right, based on the instructions we received growing up, but we still choose to make the wrong choices. Read the following: Proverb 5: 1-2; 11-14 (NIV) My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 11 A

In today's Our Daily Bread, we are reminded that we all face challenges every day of our lives. But these challenges should "lift" us up, not bring us down. During a tour of an aircraft carrier, a jet fighter pilot explained that planes need a 56-kilometer-per-hour wind to take off on such a short runway. To reach this steady breeze, the captain turns his ship into the wind. “Shouldn’t the wind come from the plane’s back?” a young observer asked. The pilot answered, “No. The

In today's world our circumstances can sometimes become too heavy to endure, or to carry. The weight of our burdens can become unbearable at times. We cry out to God and wait for an answer, but at times His answer does not seem to come in time, or we get a different answer than we expected. What do we do at times like these? Do we scream out louder at God? Do we curl into a ball and cry uncontrollably, or do we come to accept our bad circumstances as they are and give up, and

Reading through the Book of Leviticus, I am reminded of the many sacrifices that were made on behalf of the people of Israel by the High Priest on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis. These sacrifices were made for the sins that were committed by the Israelites intentionally or unintentionally by the people. There were several types of sacrifices for the different types of sins committed. Depending on the type of sin committed, a different type of animals was to be used such