The enemy of your soul, Satan, continues to find new ways to destroy the physical health that God wishes for his children. Vaping is sweeping the country, especially among our youth. The addictive element in these vaping devices is still the same as cigarettes, nicotine, that addiction is what continues to draw people to the purchase of such destructive products. In the past few weeks, 16 States have reported 153 severe incidents of vaping related lung respiratory illnesses. I believe that we are just now scratching the surface of the damage these products will do to the health of our …
Jesus, the Precious Pearl
Have you ever lost something you treasured, and after days or months of searching you found it? And after finding it you jumped up and down for joy rejoicing for what was once lost that now has been found. God feels that way about one sinner repenting and turning back to God. We are lost until we put our faith in Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus goes to great lengths to seek out that one lost sheep, “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. If a man has a hundred sheep, …
Removing the Veil of Sin
I am a big fan of Billy Graham’s books, and as I sat down one quiet afternoon to read one of Billy’s books, How to be Born Again, with anticipation and eagerness to glean as much of his knowledge about Christ and God’s word that I could. I came across this paragraph, “Before the teaching in the Bible about the cross can mean anything to us, the Spirit of God must open our minds. The Scriptures teach that a veil covers our minds as a result of our separation from God.” Have you ever experienced a moment while you were …
Foot of the Cross
Foot of the Cross While gazing out my front window, as I often do in the morning, I began to think about the transforming power of Jesus. There were several butterflies fluttering about; some yellow, some white, and some were a beautiful brown with meticulous markings of black lines and circles of all different colors and shapes. As I considered the Monarch butterfly with its colorful markings, it became obvious that it was more appealing to the eye than the plain white or yellow butterflies. Although the white and yellow butterflies were not as eye catching as the Monarch butterfly; …
Coping With Loneliness the Quiet Monster
Loneliness is a quiet monster: you can’t run from it, you can’t hide from it; you can’t escape from it, like the black of night it’s always there. That’s how I felt at one point in my life. But loneliness can be overcome. Loneliness is painful and very private; it’s hard to talk about, but it must be addressed and brought into perspective. I experienced loneliness from a young age. It may be hard to look back into our childhood, but the truth is, in some aspects, we carry that pain with us. We often experience that same childhood pain …