Saturday Story Behind the Song

Saturday Story Behind the Song

More than likely, you have heard or read the story behind the writing of It Is Well with My Soul. The author, Horatio Spafford, born October 22, 1828, in Troy, New York, grew up to become a successful lawyer in Chicago. He wrote the words to It Is Well with My...
Walkin’ In The Light…

Walkin’ In The Light…

1 John 1:5-7,  This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.  But if we walk in the light...
He’s Already Prepared for Today ~

He’s Already Prepared for Today ~

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. With all of the uncertainty in the world today, you can know one thing, and that is the fact that God is still God.  He has not changed, and He is still on His throne.  Seek His face in all that...
Choose Faith ~ Reject Fear

Choose Faith ~ Reject Fear

2 Timothy 1:7,  “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” These days, you almost have to have nerves of steel, a heart of stone, and a cast-iron stomach to watch the news regularly!  I rarely ever pull the news up...
Start Your Day Out Right…

Start Your Day Out Right…

Psalm 51: 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Have you ever woke up in the morning and, as you rolled out of bed, you just knew that you were going to need God to change your attitude for the day?  Unfortunately, I have been...
Blessings Follow Obedience

Blessings Follow Obedience

Genesis 22:15-18,  And the angel of the Lord appeared to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely...
Don’t Be Confused ~ God Said What He Said

Don’t Be Confused ~ God Said What He Said

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.  He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” Satan made sure he worded his question in a way that would make Eve...
Hanging on His Words…

Hanging on His Words…

Luke 19:47-48, Every day He was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the leaders among the people were trying to kill Him. Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on His words. “The people hung on...
Need a Boost?

Need a Boost?

Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;  give thanks to him and praise his name.” When you have done what you can, and you don’t have a clue where to turn, Praise Him.  When you are at the end of your rope, Praise Him. ...
What’s Holding You Back

What’s Holding You Back

Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. That is a verse we typically learn early on, and it gets quoted frequently, so my question is this ~ what’s holding you back from doing what God has put in your heart to do? I know….. There...
A Memorial of Stones ~Remember His Faithfulness

A Memorial of Stones ~Remember His Faithfulness

Joshua 4:1-7, When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, and command them saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where...
Hold On ~ He’s Always On Time!

Hold On ~ He’s Always On Time!

John 11: 4, On hearing it, He said, “This sickness will not end in death.  No, it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may receive glory through it.” Maybe what you are going through right now is for God’s glory, in other words, an opportunity for God to show up...