VALUE PEOPLE For even his brothers didn’t believe in him. (John 7:5 NLT) How sad that Jesus was not yet valued by his family and his friends. This leads me to think of several things: We all need to feel affirmed from time to time. We are all blessed to receive recognition for what we…
AFTER THE FLOOD This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood. (Genesis 10:1 NLT) There is a popular phrase that says, “After the storm comes the calm.” After the flood came the multiplication of Noah’s children….
GOD HASN’T FORGOTTEN YOU But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. (Genesis 8:1 NLT) Sometimes we feel like the storms of life have already lasted a long time and we wonder if…
ENTER AND COME OUT WITH FAMILY … hen everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the boat with all your family… (Genesis 7:1a NLT) 1.We enter and come out with family. We entered a time of pandemic with family and we must come out with family. In this pandemic we have had the opportunity…
WALL THICKNESS Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel). (Revelation 21:17 NLT) The thickness of the walls speaks of how much protection you want to give to something or someone. The walls of the capitol in Washington are thicker than those…
WE WEREN’T CREATED FOR LONELINESS Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” (Genesis 2:18 NLT) We were not created for loneliness. We are social beings. That is why this coronavirus pandemic has been so devastating, because humans have…
FALLEN WORLD DUE TO SIN By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19 NLT) Many times, I have wondered why is there so much evil in…
LIFE FLOWS FROM GOD Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelation 22:1 NLT) Where did that water of life come from? From the throne of God. A happy life does not necessarily come from money or…
THE VICTORS INHERIT All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. (Revelation 21:7 NLT) It has been an extra difficult year. There were people who gave up and others who overcame. Some lost their inheritance and others qualified to receive the inheritance….
PERPLEXED As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. (Luke 24:4 NLT) This year has left many people perplexed, paralyzed, confused, and hurt by circumstances. When we are perplexed we can’t think straight. We can’t see clearly and that makes decision making difficult for us. These women were…