Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Everything Begins and Ends with Faith God accepts a person’s faith in Jesus Christ as righteousness. But Paul makes a critical point, not to be missed, and that is, a person must continue to believe, that is, a person must continue to live by faith. “For in it the...
Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Strike Up the Band!

Strike Up the Band! My best friend in college went to a large high school who had a major cross-town rival. Each fall, the annual football game between the two schools was an epic event. Game day at my friend’s alma mater was a sight to behold! The whole school shut...
Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Isaiah 23:1-18  ‘Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account!’ (13). We read these words, Lord, and we wonder, “What about our nation? Is there any hope for our nation?” To the nation which...
Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Miracles Happen

Miracles Happen DAILY VERSE The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. Luke 7:15 DEVOTION Miracles happen. They are events that can only be explained by divine intervention. They glorify God and point directly to His ability to...
Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

Godly Sorrow

Godly Sorrow When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. 2 Kings 22:11 (NASB) It is rare to see extreme displays of Godly sorrow nowadays, but there are historic incidents of such grief. I remember reading of one particular incident...
Everything Begins and Ends with Faith

I am thankful

I am thankful I am thankful, that growing up, I was surrounded by my grandmother and those who knew the Lord and made a difference in the lives of others. They may not have been considered to be greatly educated, having no college degrees or refined by the world’s...