Posts from 2022 (Page 5)

If you were to be given a total of one million dollars at the rate of one dollar per second, how many days would it take for you to collect all of it? Of course, the mathematicians amongst us would have correctly calculated—Eleven and a half days. Naturally, we are all likely to think that that is a lot of money, but we are less likely to think of eleven and a half days as being a lot of time.…

I have watched various post-apocalyptic films and TV shows and have been amazed that no one ever seemed to have missed their cell phones, or computers, or internet connections. Admittedly, the shock of having to adjust to a new world where basic survival is the order of the day would be hard. However, though I can only speak for myself, it would take me a very long time to stop lamenting the loss of my cell phone, and computer, and…

Get close to, and stay close to, those whose Spiritual Houses have withstood every storm Satan has thrown at them. Bee-line them in church, visit them, text them, phone them…Do what they do, and keep doing what they have done. These are our church builders – They have persevered, no matter what! Endurance entails many daily exercises. We must give thought to our levels of persistence in prayer, scripture reading, encouraging the saints, and seeking lost souls. Those who wake…

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5) Concerning wisdom to overcome your daily trials, the wisest thing I can say to you is: “Ask God now for that wisdom—You don’t have to wait!” Many of our problems come when “Praying for wisdom” is treated as the measure of last resort; a thing you decide to do when everything…

We have all seen those Reality TV Shows that encourage strangers to show off their talents. Though some are very good, others are so bad that they are embarrassing. Assuming that they are not all unemployed actors playing a part, you have to wonder how people with so little talent ever imagined that they could compete on the world stage. Everyone goes through stages where they believe themselves to be the sole proprietor of the Corner of Wisdom. But if…

If the apostle John thought that his Sunday morning on the Isle of Patmos was going to reflect the state of boredom often associated with incarceration, he was in for a shock. And if the document we know as the Book of Revelation is revealed in eternity to be Jesus’ Sunday morning sermon for John, I, for one, will not be surprised. Nothing I have ever read and listened to has come close to the mystery, imagery, depth, and excitement…

Recently, I excitedly showed a brother in the Lord the Bible Audio App that I have been listening to for years now. He listened briefly to the voice, and then, being an expert on the subject, informed me that it was not the voice of a real man. Instead, it was a voice generated through Artificial Intelligence. Though I did feel like a bubble had been burst, I had to smile to think that the voice that I had listened…

Lot and the Prodigal Son had this in common: They both gleefully moved to places that ultimately brought them misery and loss – it almost cost them everything. However, as much as Lot’s soul was tormented by the moral degradation of Sodom and Gomorrah (2 Peter 2:8), the torment was obviously not enough to make him move away before it was too late. The infamy of Sodom and Gomorrah was added to by Lot’s wife becoming a salt stature and…

A person’s daily concerns say a lot about them. Find a man who cares what others think of his social standing and you have found an unhappy soul. He will either be borrowing money to speed his image along, or he will work night and day to lift himself above his peers. Either way, he will be consumed with the concerns of consumerism, unable to find peace, and much to be pitied. God cannot force you to give up your…

If you haven’t been the subject of the judgements of others, you are either the nicest person on earth, or you don’t get out much. But assuming that it is your desire to advance the Kingdom of Christ, I can assume that you have been gossiped about, lied about, deliberately excluded, sworn at, threatened, and possibly even assaulted. Thus, some people have made it hard for your to not wish God’s vengeance upon them; they really are that mean! I’m…