For me, turning on Christmas music before Thanksgiving isn’t about the season as much as what it produces. My husband teasingly rolls his eyes, but I literally smile from ear to ear listening to the melodies of old and new songs of the season. So much so, that I recently put in my earphones and did my entire two hours ...
10,000 Reasons is the title of a song by Matt Redman. And I love it because in a world full of 10 million excuses, it’s good to be reminded that we have more than 10,000 reasons to praise and thank God. The Psalmist said: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, ...
The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever. Those are the words that always come out of my mouth… as a whisper, as a praise, as a declaration, as a reminder. I remember when my husband, Tod, was attending Rhema Bible Training College, the founder, Brother Hagin (as we all affectionately called him), would always say these same words. ...
I’m sure you’ve heard the song Reckless Love by Cory Asbury –or at least I hope you have. The first time we sang it at church, I only guessed the name of the song was “Reckless Love” because those two words stood out so strongly to me in the lyrics. Think about that word: reckless. The dictionary defines it as ...
Have you ever been so thankful that you’ve asked yourself, “What can I give back to God for the blessings He’s poured out on me?” The writer of Psalms 116 asks this very question: “What shall I render [give] to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?” Like many of us at times, he recognized GOD IS GOOD and His benefits ...
Greetings can tell you a lot about a person. For example, I have a friend who always answers, “How are you?” with “I’m grateful.” Another man, the husband of another close friend, always answers, “Better than most folks.” Both of these people live and share their gratitude daily. I looked it up and was surprised the word grateful isn’t found ...
I want to ask you to think about something: What do you require? Is there something you would name as a necessity? What I mean is, what is it that you have to have every day? This isn’t a joke (like “I have to have my Dr. Pepper”). In all seriousness, some people have to have blood pressure medicine. Others have ...
“…because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). These words were written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Ephesus almost two thousand years ago. If it was true then, it is even more true today. But thankfully, it wasn’t just a simple observation. God gave Paul clear instructions for the church as to how to navigate successfully through evil ...
It makes sense that when we face a trial of any kind (relationships, finances, health, etc), we pray more earnestly, we read our Bible more searching scripture for direction and hope, and we let go of less important things like checking our social media accounts every hour. But here’s my question: when we get the breakthrough, then what? It’s so ...
As I was praying this morning, I was thanking the Lord for my salvation, for forgiving my sins, and redeeming me. And then I paused and considered the word redeemed. I know what it means, but I wondered if an unbeliever would know if they heard the word. Sometimes we forget the world doesn’t understand our lingo. The church is guilty ...
Have you ever started to have faith, and then wavered? In a true story of provision, this happened to one of Jesus’ disciples at the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1-14). A great multitude of people had followed Jesus because of the miracles they saw Him perform among the sick. But as Jesus observed the people, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these ...