I love the story found in 1 Kings 17, as in response to Ahab’s wicked reign, God sends a famine. God sends Ravens to provide food for Elijah, and he drinks from a nearby brook. One day the stream runs dry, and God instructs Elijah to travel to another area, and there he will find a widow who will provide him with food. Upon arrival in the area, Elijah finds…
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Having just finished something I have been working on gave me a great feeling and a sense of accomplishment. Then I began straightening things in my office, and I made a discovery: I located half-completed items all around me. Some of the uncompleted stuff I stumbled across, books half-read, vacation destinations abandoned, hobbies started, and quietly forgotten, to name a few. What is there about most of us that we…
Read MoreAll That Night!
As I was reading through the book of Exodus, I saw something that I have read many times, but it seemed as though I had never seen it before. Moses is leading the children of Israel out of Egypt, and now they are facing a problem. The Red Sea, before them, keeping them from moving forward and the Soldiers of Egypt closing in behind them. It seems there is no…
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Is Anything too Hard For the Lord? This statement from the Bible is a question to ponder. If you are a person of faith, you will feel that you are being forced to answer in the affirmative. How could I ever disagree with a Scripture? This question is one that cannot be answered, the answer is apparent. It might be called a rhetorical question. If God is…
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Jesus was traveling with His disciples on a boat, everything seemed normal, that is until a storm happened. I think we can relate to the disciples. There have been times of tranquility and peace in my life. One can begin to think that it will always be that way. Some storms give a warning that they are coming, most just ‘pop-up.’ Jesus was resting and was sleeping through the…
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