Your Deepest Point of Need

We read in Matthew 1:23, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name ‘Immanuel’ (which means God with us).”  During this season of Advent, we acknowledge that God is with us at our deepest point of need.  Not...

The Only Adequate Response

We read in Luke 2:20, “And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” Praising God is the only adequate response when we behold God’s goodness and when He showers His love and favor in our lives.  Is...

Offerings of Righteousness

We read in Malachi 3:3, “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.”  When the Messiah comes, He will make our offerings...

Thank you, Lord!!

How many of you have watched the movie, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh?  I watched that movie often when our children were young.  One character in the Winnie the Pooh movie is Eeyore the donkey.  Do you remember him?  In contrast to Pooh, Eeyore is a...

The Narrow Gate

We read in Matthew 7:13, “Enter by the narrow gate.  For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.”  In Jesus’ day, fortified cities had limited access.  Many of the passages into the city were barely large...