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I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things … Isaiah 25:1 The discovery of penicillin revolutionized health care. Prior to the 1940s, bacterial infections were often fatal. Since then, penicillin has saved countless lives by killing harmful bacteria. The men who recognized its potential and developed it for widespread use won a Nobel Prize in 1945. Long before the discovery of penicillin, other silent killers were at work saving lives by destroying bacteria. These silent killers are white blood cells. These hard workers are God’s way of protecting us from disease. No one knows how many invasions they have stopped or howRead More →

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see … Hebrews 11:1 As we look out upon our own problems, may we not despair. May we have hope through the certainty of our faith in Jesus, our God and Savior. Thank You, Father, for the promise of forgiveness made possible by Jesus. May that promise lighten the darkest of our days. May your faith look toward Jesus today … Leroy  Read More →

Philip answered [Jesus], “Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” … John 6:7 Almost as soon as Philip came to the conclusion that it was humanly impossible to feed the crowd gathered on the hillside, “Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?’” (John 6:8-9). While Andrew seemed to agree with Philip about the impossibility of feeding so many, his approach to the need was more positive. Without even realizing it, his faith had found the key to the storehouseRead More →

And he said unto them, I beheld satan as lightning fall from heaven … Luke 10:18   Jesus tells His disciples that He saw Satan fall, as lightning, from heaven. But the word ‘heaven’ in the New Testament Greek is “ouranos,” which means heaven or eternity. So He’s saying He saw Satan falling from eternity. There is a real key here; the key of the enemy’s power. When the enemy fell away from eternity, he fell away from eternal things. This means that the power of the enemy is not eternal, but temporal, temporary. Things we experience in this life are temporal; things like panic, fear, emotions, temptations or temporaryRead More →

We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us … 2 Cor. 4:7 Today, God is still calling ordinary people to do His work and assuring us that He will be with us as we do it! Lord, I am just an ordinary person, but You are an all-powerful God. I want to serve You. Please show me how and give me the strength. God uses people like you & me to carry out His extraordinary plan … wow!!!!Read More →

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you … Psalm 55:22 A man worried constantly about everything. Then one day his friends heard him whistling happily and looking noticeably relaxed. “What happened?” they asked him in astonishment. He said, “I’m paying a man to do my worrying for me.” “How much do you pay him?” they asked. “Two thousand dollars a week,” he replied. “Wow! How can you afford that?” “I can’t,” he said, “but that’s his worry.” While this humorous way to handle stress doesn’t work in real life, as God’s children we can turn our worries over to Someone who has everythingRead More →

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path .. Psalm 119:105 The psalmist reminded God’s people that His Word was a trustworthy “compass.” He likened it to a lamp. In that day, the flickering light cast by an olive oil lamp was only bright enough to show a traveler his next step. To the psalmist, God’s Word was such a lamp, providing enough light to illuminate the path for those pursuing God. When the psalmist was wandering in the dark on a chaotic path of life, he believed that God, through the guidance of His Word, would provide direction. WhenRead More →

“Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” … John 11:40   Having commanded the stone to be rolled away from the place where Lazarus was buried, Jesus challenged Martha not only to obedience but to expectant faith. In essence, He was saying, “It’s time to place all of your small, mustard seed-sized faith in Me and My promise to you.” Martha had said she had faith. She intellectually believed what Jesus had said. But Martha needed to make the transition from faith to trust. Because while belief is the consent of the mind and faith is aRead More →

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way … Psalm 37:23 Before the Flood, God had said, “Come into the ark” (Gen. 7:1). The clear implication was that God was already inside, inviting Noah to join Him there. After the Flood, when God said, “Come out of the ark” (Gen. 8:16), the implication is that He had left and was asking Noah to follow. The great God of the Exodus Who led His people out of bondage to slavery in Egypt, parting the Red Sea to allow them to pass on dry ground and so escapeRead More →

Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth … 1 John 3:18 Our actions in obeying God show Him more love, honor, and praise than any empty words we might say to try to appear good. —Dave Branon Dear Father, help me to follow through on my promises to You and to all who depend on me. Especially help me to do Your will and not just talk about it. Have an action packed day! … LeroyRead More →