Love above all else has been on my heart for the past few months. During this entire pandemic experience I have been asking, ‘Where is the love that we as Christians are supposed to have for others?’ It has been an eye-opening experience watching Christians backbite not only their brothers and sisters in the Lord but others whom we are supposed to love. God never said love only Christians, He said to love everyone. Check out the scripture for yourself: 1 Corinthians 13: If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others Read More
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Independence Day: Freedom or Bondage
Independence Day (July 4th) has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. Here is some interesting trivia about Independence Day. Did you know? The tradition of setting off fireworks on the 4 of July began in Philadelphia on July 4, 1777. John Adams believed that July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate the birth of American independence, and would reportedly turn down invitations to appear at July 4th events in protest. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on Read More
Dreams: It’s Time to Let Go!
Dreams. It’s time to let go of some of those dreams. I was reading a devotional the other day that said, some of you have been crying out to God for somethings which were not meant for you, but He gave them to you anyway just as He gave Israel a king (1 Samuel 8). Go back and read that story; it’s eye-opening. God reluctantly gave Israel what they wanted, but He also warned them what would happen to them by receiving what they had asked for. Do not be too swift to run to God and ask for things Read More
LOVE: It’s an Action Verb
LOVE. There is a lot we can say about love. Depending on the Bible translation, you can find love mentioned between 200 and 600 times. God wants us to know all about LOVE. Not that feeling people get when they think they love someone; I am talking about God’s love. LOVE is a verb and requires action. It’s something God commands us to do. Let us love one another () because God is love. Happy Valentine’s day. On this day when we make an extra effort to let others know we love them, remember God is LOVE and He loved Read More
Choose: Five Life Lessons from 2020
Choose to be better and do more in 2021. As we all can agree 2020 was a different kind of year. Let’s face it, for many, it was a year of “BAD”. Bad news, bad health, bad finances, bad people, and other BAD circumstances. But, guess what? Even in the midst of bad, we can still have an awful lot of GOOD. I hope you endured and even prospered during 2020. Here are five life lessons we can take away from 2020: 1. Choose GOD (Ephesians 1:4; John 15:16; Deuteronomy 30:19). I ask myself daily, “Where would I be without Read More
Commonality: Five Ways to Stay Connected
The commonality is a mind link in a science fiction alien world. The aliens are called Taelons, and the commonality served to connect or link the consciousness of the aliens to each other. I was watching an episode of the show (Earth Final Conflict) recently, and I thought about how as Christians, we share a sort of commonality (connection) with God. Our commonality is not a mind link; it’s through the infilling of Holy Spirit (Jude 20-21). The work of the Holy Spirit in a Christian’s life is an on-going process. The Holy Spirit convicts, leads, guides, prompts, and assists Read More