TETELESTAI!
“Tetelestai.” You may have never heard this Greek word before but I’m sure you know the person who is well-known for saying it. Here is how the word got its origin: When the kings of ancient times went to battle and one king defeated another king, he would parade the...
DO YOU HAVE “BELIEF” or “FAITH”
Are BELIEF and FAITH the same thing? For the longest time I thought they were interchangeable words, having the same meaning. I’m not sure why it’s took me so long to understand, but I now know that BELIEF and FAITH are two different things. You see, you can have a...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF “WORDS”
In the beginning God used words to create everything. Then God used words to bless everything He had created. Then, Satan used words to deceive man. Then, man used words to blame somebody else for his wrong. Then, God used words to curse the works of man’s hands. When...
I FOUND A DIME
I found a dime, and took the time To pick it up and call it mine. Covered in grime, it seemed a crime, So I cleaned it up, and restored its shine. Just like that dime, o’ friend of mine We all were lost and without our shine. But God was kind, with His love divine He...
THE FIRST TIME
I asked a young boy in my elementary class at church to ask the blessing over our supper. He said he didn’t want to do it. When I asked why he didn’t want to say the prayer he said, “Because, I’ve never prayed in front of people before.” When he said that I was taken...
You Don’t Have to Work… But You’ve Got to Fight!
In Egypt, the Israelites WORKED and they WORKED HARD… but they never profited from their work because they were slaves… their WORK only benefited their taskmasters. But, when God led them to the Promised Land this is what He offered them: “Then it shall come about...
INVOKE A BLESSING
I was leading a Bible study on the Feeding of the 5,000. I asked a young man in the group to read the story aloud for all in the room to hear. He was reading from one of the newer translations of the Bible. When he got to the place where it says that Jesus BLESSED the...
SPIT OUT THE BITTERNESS
I picked up a few dozen pecans on my morning walk and cracked several, and ate them as I walked along. They were sweet and delicious. After eating about 5 or 6 I told myself inwardly, “Okay, this is your last one” and I shelled one last pecan and popped it in my...
Milk and Honey
Throughout the Old Testament, the Promised Land is described as “a land flowing with milk and honey” which signifies that it’s a land of provision and abundance. Let me show you a couple of verses that might add some light to this “milk and honey” concept. 1 Peter 2:2...