Aug
24
Regal Staging
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
This morning I woke up unprepared for what the next hour would bring. The normal routine began with coffee and trying to wake up in order to spend some time reading and considering the Word. Gracie, our 3-1/2 year old cockapoo decided she needed to go outside, so I grabbed her leash and opened the back door as she led me out onto the patio. As she busied herself taking care of her needs, my breath was nearly taken away as my attention was seized by the landscape surrounding me. Immediately, I sensed the presence of the Lord.
Aug
23
Is this Not the One?
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. Acts 9:21-22
Aug
23
The Champion Wrestler
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
Years ago when he was in school, our nephew was a wrestler. He was the strongest kid I’d ever seen, seemingly born to be a champion. I can remember his mom and dad reporting week after week how he’d won his matches with ease. He ended up wrestling at the State and National competition levels, winning titles and medals for his strength and power. He literally couldn’t be stopped. He was determined, never took his eye off his opponent, and mustered up all his strength to win no matter who he happened to engage in the competition.
Aug
20
Thirsty
By Julie B Cosgrove | 2 Comments
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Psalm 143:6
Americans are chronically dehydrated according to many nutritionists. We are supposed to be drinking 6-8 glasses of water e day throughout the day, but instead we drink sodas and lattes. Our body is 55% water and needs water to transport nutrients to our organs, muscles and cells. Water also helps us flush out toxins and waste. If you become thirsty, you are already dehydrated.
Aug
19
When All Goes Wrong
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. Job 1:22
God has allowed Satan to take away all of Job’s blessings, except his own life. Yet Job never doubted or cursed God for what was happening to him. I have had “Job” seasons in my life. I’m sure you have as well. That seems at times to be what defines this life on earth. It is full of heartaches, disease, unfair acts, even death. How easy it is to blame God, to shake our fist at Heaven. Yet Job didn’t? What was his secret?
Aug
19
Waiting School
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
Sitting at the drive-through window at a fast food restaurant a while back, I did the usual thing … I drove up to the speaker and placed my order. I drove to the first window and paid, then drove to the second window and waited for my order. After sitting there for a few minutes, the clerk slid back the window and said, “Will you please pull over to the side; your order is not ready.”
Aug
18
Wanting Nothing
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
“Nobody’s perfect!” I’ve heard it more times than I can count. Frankly, I’ve said it more times than I care to admit. It’s a common excuse we blurt out when we’ve made a mistake or done something wrong.
James 1:4 puts a different perspective on those infamous words. In fact, we’re told to be perfect. “But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
The perfect man referred to in today’s verse is the one who is mature, full of integrity and virtue. What is maturity? The following description of maturity is by an unknown author but aptly describes the Christian’s goal to be “perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
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