In a message in "Our Daily Bread", I was reminded in the Book of Isaiah that God is always with us. He will not leave us or abandon us. It is we who abandon God during our everyday circumstances. During our busy lives we go about doing the things we need to do such as going to work, taking care of our family, and building our financial security. All this is good, but where is God in our busy lives? It is not until the bottom falls out from underneath us that we cry out to God

As I read the story of Moses and the people of Israel as they left Egypt to go to the Promise Land, that God had promised Abraham, I am amazed at the relationship that Moses had with God. Moses communed with God daily, speaking with Him about the problems he was having with the people of Israel. The people of Israel were a difficult group of people. God, at many times, called them a "stiff-neck people". “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff

In the Book of Matthew beginning in Chapter 5: 1-11, Jesus proclaims those words in His Sermon of the Mount. And in the Old Testament, the very first Psalm also states: "Blessed is he" who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. What I did not understand in reading those words of Jesus, is that the statement of: Blessed Are Those" is not a state of "wishful thinking" or to "invoke a blessing" from God. It is a "state of mind" in one's life. These words recognize an "exist

In reading "Our Daily Bread", entitled: "Out of Breath", I was convicted myself of how often we rush to try and get things done. Everything we do is rush, rush, rush. We do not seem to find enough time for everything we want to do. In the Old Testament, God reminds the nation of Israel twice the importance of resting on the Sabbath Day, the seventh day of the week. For instance, the commandment to keep the Sabbath in Deuteronomy 5: 12-15 is grounded on God’s act of redemption

As little children, we are so trusting and believing in our parents to provide and protect us. But as we grow older, we begin to lose that innocence of trust. We begin to think we can do things by ourselves. We say to ourselves: "I can take care of myself now". There lies the problem as we become "children of God". God wants us to have that "child-like" trust in Him as we did as little children to our parents. Matthew 18: 3 (NIV) And He said: “Truly I tell you, unless you cha

We all have heard the story of the Apostle Peter and Jesus walking on the water. In the Book of Matthew, in chapter 14 verses 15-20, Jesus had just finished feeding the five thousand. He then sent His disciples ahead of Him on the boat on the Sea of Galilee while Jesus sent the people away. Matthew: 14: 22-24 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes awa

This is a question many Christians ask of themselves. We know that our "Salvation" is not based on the works we do. We are saved through "Faith" in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, in what He did on the cross for us. Through His death and resurrection, He paid the penalty of our sins for us. We are not able to save ourselves. Romans 6: 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Our salvation is a free gift of God that we recei

Isaiah 55: 8 (NKJV) "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. In reading the story of Joseph in the Book of Genesis over the last couple of days, I was reminded of how God works in mysterious ways in our lives. God allows certain circumstances to come into our lives that we may see as bad, but God means them for our good. Joseph's story is the ultimate of "of bad circumstances" that could happen to a person. Joseph was hated by his ol

In reading "Our Daily Bread" on Sunday morning, I was reminded of the great darkness that is filling our world more and more every day. This darkness seems to become more prominent as each day goes by. Our lives can become overwhelmed by the despair and the brokenness that surrounds us. Families are being torn apart. Children are wondering the streets with nowhere to turn, and husbands and wives are giving up on the commitment of love they once shared. So where in this darkne

I have read the following verse in Matthew many times over the years, but I never fully understood its full meaning. But as the Lord is continually teaching me what true surrender means, one can apply the following verse to come to mean that we must completely surrender everything in our lives before we can enter heaven. Matthew 7: 13-24 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.14 But small