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How can the wrath of man praise God? It happens when God turns the tables of our worst intentions. Our power plays do not honor God unless God enters in to exercise His sovereignty — which He ultimately does. Lesson? Don't worry so much about the wicked kings. They shall not prevail in the end.…

Eventually, every edifice shall fail, even those dedicated to His glory. Yet, he shall never fail. His Word and His Truth shall endure through eternity.

  One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. – Psalm 27:4 The Greeks had a curious concept of beauty. It…

  Now that I have your attention, here are a couple of reflections. "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." – Matthew 6:28 Someone has said…

Quench not the Spirit. – 1 Thessalonians 5:19 I learned, years ago, on a visit to Yosemite, that not all fires in the forest are bad. In fact, they are regularly needed to prevent catastrophic fires and promote new tree growth.  We are just not always comfortable with letting nature take its course. Not everyone…

Have you ever received a portion of "what is it?" Blessings sometimes come packaged it it.It is your meat. "You asked for it. You got it."Now, eat. It is a blessing. It won't be any good tomorrow morning.It is your daily portion. It is manna. It is for today."When the people of Israel saw it,…

  The church that aspires to being coddled by the world, that whines for preferred status, that complains in the wilderness that it only has manna, and that expects great privilege has, perhaps, not read Peter's epistle enough or Jesus' admonitions on the mountain in Matthew 5 and following. We are to live graciously, truthfully,…

    Thursday, May 2, 2018 is the National Day of Prayer. This year's theme is unity. Ephesians 4:3  is the theme verse:  "Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." While I have many things on my list for prayer. I pray most for a manifestation of…

  Picture the upper room and the somber mood of twelve friends hearing the ominous words from their Master that He will soon die and that they will soon fail Him. “Not I,” protests Peter. “You will,” declares Jesus, “But let not your heart be troubled …” And then He offers hope, that He is…

  Our generation has venerated slander and consecrated verbal abuse. We feel fully justified to speak ill of our neighbors as long as we perceive them to be ideological enemies. We have the audacity to think that when our words are graceless, they can be godly, that we are somehow like Him or he like…