In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourself pure, you will be special utensil for honorable use. Your […]
Reflections
The Light of the LORD Shines
I will thank the LORD with all my heart. How amazing are the deeds of the LORD our God. He causes us to remember his wonderful works. Heavenly Father, how gracious and merciful you are! Thank you father because all your commandments are trustworthy; They are forever true, to be […]
Go with God’s Flow
God’s Word makes it clear. If you follow the carnal mind—the natural, unregenerated mind—it leads to death. But if you are spiritually minded, which means the Spirit of God lives in you and you heed what He tells you to do, you are alive and you walk with God. The […]
The secret of happiness
“So don’t be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of your tomorrow too. Live one day at a time.” Matthew 6:34 King George V wrote on the flyleaf of the Bible of a friend, “The secret of happiness is not to do what you like to do, but to […]
We are adopted as God’s children
Have you ever started to do something even though you have a little nudging on the inside of you telling you to do something completer different? When you follow the Spirit’s leading by faith even when it doesn’t make sense you are making a declaration with your actions that you […]
Lent: Preparing for Spiritual Growth
March 8, 2011 – As one of the oldest observations in Christendom, the Lent tradition has changed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same: self-examination and penitence, demonstrated by self-denial, in preparation for Easter. By Joy Allmond Lent, which comes from an Anglo-Saxon word for “spring,” […]