“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done.” – Isaiah 46:10a NKJV Isaiah 46:10 tells us that God declares from the beginning how a matter will end. However, the question on the floor today is, “What happens in the in-between?” What Read more…
“Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare…” — Isaiah 42:9a As I sit here and type these words, I can’t help thinking that only four weeks are left in this year. We’ve entered a season where we’re awaiting the day commemorating the Read more…
So, Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” (2 Kings 4:2, NKJV) How many times has God impressed upon you to do Read more…
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” — Jeremiah 1:5a Have you ever found yourself with a group of people, and there’s one person in the group who has known you for quite some time? Somewhere in the conversations, this person comments, “We go way back.” Their informal Read more…
“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” — Isaiah 40:8 The beginning of a new year sometimes causes us to reflect upon our lives. We think about what we have accomplished, where we are, and what we desire to strive towards in Read more…
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” — Isaiah 43:19, NLT. Spiritually, August is the month of New Birth, New creation, or New Beginnings. It’s a time in which God is saying, “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep Read more…
“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24 There was a time when a father would ask the guy who had been dating his daughter for an extended period of time — what are your intentions towards my daughter? I’m not sure Read more…
“My times are in your hands…” – Psalm 31:15a, NIV Groundhog Day — the day in which many across the United States look to one of God’s creatures to determine the weather forecast for the next six weeks. The old Dutch superstition hangs upon this premise: if a groundhog Read more…
“Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.” — Luke 2:4–5 How Read more…
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” — Luke 2:1, KJV A decree is a law (whether civil, ceremonial, or ecclesiastical) — an ordinance. Caesar Augustus, the Roman Emperor, gave orders for the empire Read more…