THE FULNESS OF TIME
Why was Jesus born the year that he was born? Why wasn't he born 200 years or 500 years earlier (or later for that matter)? And, why didn't he start his ministry at the age of 18 or 25 or 27? Why did it start when he was 30 years old? The answer to these questions is...
USE WHAT GOD GIVES YOU
There are a variety of reasons why a person may be living in poverty. Disabilities and sickness can prevent a person from getting a decent-paying job. Lack of education and poor work ethics can also contribute. Some people have actually been raised in poverty and...
THE PART YOU PLAY
I was 13 years old when I started going to church. I went because my little sister, Kellie, was going and I liked the church she was attending. I got saved there when I was 13 years old. I guess you could say I wouldn’t be a Christian today if not for my little...
DIG DEEP
I conducted a chapel service for elementary kids at a local christian school. I asked for four volunteers to come to the stage to play a game. I showed the four students a clear five-gallon container filled with play sand that I had placed on a table and told them...
THE THANKFUL MAN
A man was taking some time to give thanks for all the good things God had given him. He raised his hands heavenward and said, “Thank you God for my wife, for my children, for my job and for my friends." Now, the devil, who detests all words of thankfulness, overheard...
“IT WAS DARK”
When God created the world, Genesis 1:2 says, “IT WAS DARK.” But God didn't stop there and say, "It sure is dark!" No! He continued with the words "Let there be light!" Now, Joel 3:10 says something that seems to be quite contradictory ... "Let the weak say 'I AM...
In the Stillness
It was quiet and still one morning as I took my morning walk. A thick blanket of fog covered the ground. There wasn’t so much as a gentle breeze stirring. I heard a noise in a nearby tree. An old dead limb crashed through the branches of the tree and fell to the...
WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE GOD’S NOT AROUND
“Where was God when Adam and Eve were disobeying Him and eating the forbidden fruit?” That’s the question I asked at the Men’s Home Bible Study one night. There were puzzled looks on the guy’s faces as they knew their answer should be “He was there with them,” but...
Seek The Master’s Face
After supper one night, I walked out the back door with an ice cream bar in my hand. My dog, Archie, was in the backyard, sitting under the shade trees with my wife. When he saw the ice cream, he trotted towards me. Anytime I walk outside with any kind of dessert in...