Wait

Wait

Isaiah 40:31 They that WAIT upon the Lord shall renew their strength For the longest time I misunderstood the meaning of WAIT as it appears in the verse above. I thought it meant to “sit patiently and do nothing in anticipation of something that is about to happen.”...
Words Can Be Powerful!

Words Can Be Powerful!

One winter morning I injured my toe while playing racquetball with some friends. Although I was in quite a bit of pain, I continued to play through to the end of our match. When I got home I went back to my office and started back with my work and regular activities....
You Are Not Your Own

You Are Not Your Own

One night, my friend Mario and I got into a discussion about tattoos. He showed me a half-finished tattoo that he had on his arm. When I asked why it didn’t get completed he told me this interesting story…. Many years ago, in his B.C. (Before Christ) years, Mario was...
For Those Who Love God

For Those Who Love God

I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to see this, but I’ve recently come to realize that there are two sets of promises found in the Scriptures. There are promises that are ours simply because God Loves Us, but there is also a set of promises that belong to Those...
Need Strength? Seek His Presence!

Need Strength? Seek His Presence!

This morning a simple prayer was in my heart so I prayed it out loud, “Lord, give me strength.” As soon as those words left my mouth, it was as if the Lord Himself spoke to me with the words from the scripture, “The joy of the Lord is your STRENGTH” (Nehemiah 8:10)....
Fighting Beelzzzzebub!

Fighting Beelzzzzebub!

I was on my regular morning walk on a warm summer day. I stopped at a park bench to sit down for a moment of prayer and to collect my thoughts for the day. Within seconds I found myself under attack from a pesky, irritating, biting fly. I swatted and dodged as the fly...
Fear and Size Relationships

Fear and Size Relationships

With my working gloves on, I was moving around some large rocks from my side yard to a backyard fountain that I was building. I picked up one rock and there beneath it sat a creepy black widow spider. Without hesitation, I reached down and smashed it with my...
He Makes Me Lie Down

He Makes Me Lie Down

I’m amazed by the amount of insomnia (sleeplessness) that people experience these days. Every other commercial on TV advertises some new sleeping aid that’s out on the market. One of the most quoted scriptures in the world (Psalm 23) actually has an answer to this...
The “Word” Became Flesh

The “Word” Became Flesh

I am a very big believer in the POWER OF WORDS. Having said that, however, I’d like to offer the following observation. When God wanted to create the Earth and the Universe it was a simple process… He spoke WORDS… and whatever He spoke came into existence. He showed...
Daddy’s Chair

Daddy’s Chair

When I was a kid growing up in the Lane household the five of us kids could sit at any chair at the supper table we wanted to… any chair, that is, except for the chair at the head of the table. That was my Father’s chair. It was just understood. He was the head of the...