As I went into worship this morning I knew that I had to “deal with some stuff ” today. Some things had happened in my week that had put unforgiveness in my heart. I didn’t like it and I didn’t feel good about it – but it was there. I don’t believe it was a…
He wasn’t some handsome king. Nothing about the way he looked made him attractive to us. He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, “He is a nobody!” Isaiah 53:2b-3 (CEV) Dear friends, don’t be surprised or…
The disciples came to Jesus and told Him to send the crowd away so they could go buy themselves something to eat. Jesus said, “They don’t need to go away. You feed them.” “We’ve only got five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Bring what you have to me,” Jesus said…And taking what…
On September 22nd it will be three years since my son, James, died. I remember reading the following passage to him that night: 1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more, 2and I saw the holy…
He gives strength to those of us who are worn out and weak, ever-increasing His strength in us. Even the young people grow tired and worn out, and no matter how athletic, they stumble and fall. BUT if we know the LORD and put our hope in Him, we will always find new strength in…
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land. Deuteronomy 15:11 (NIV) Yesterday I invited all who would to listen to Pastor Wachob’s message from Sunday, September 2nd. What did you think? I came away thinking…
O my people, listen to my teaching. Open your ears to what I am saying, 2 for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— 3 stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us. 4 We will not hide these truths…
So on the first day of the seventh month, the priest, Ezra, read the Law to the people from daybreak to noon. And all the people listened carefully and thoughtfully to the reading of the Law. Nehemiah 8:2-3 (my paraphrase) I have read this passage several times and every time I think to myself, “I…
Unless the builder builds the house with the LORD, he labors in vain. Psalm 127:1 (my paraphrase) Seven years ago, a group of men wanted to do something in memory of a friend. Their friend had died quite suddenly of a massive heart attack. He had a young son who was mid-way through a year…
After Moses died, God said to Joshua (who had been Moses’ aide), “My servant, Moses, is dead. You and the rest of the people get ready RIGHT NOW to cross the Jordan River into the land that I am giving to them – my chosen people, the Israelites. I am the One who will give…