We are almost halfway through this year in our series on Contentment. I have personally learned much as I have prayed, studied, and written on this subject. Through these six months we have continued to see the extreme between oppression and contentment. We are...
This life is a calling to something higher. God created us for LIFE with Him ~ a spiritual LIFE ~ an eternal LIFE, apart from the physical life we are now living. For this LIFE, God is redeeming a people for Himself, in the sacrificial work of His Son Jesus Christ,...
As I taught my grandchildren, we would all do well to HEAR, HIDE, and HEED the words of Christ. He came to declare the kingdom of God through His life and His words. He set the record straight for truth and life for humanity. Only a few people of Jesus’ day could...
Ten years ago I learned how to dress a horrible wound that was a result of Jerry’s left leg amputation. The wound left from Jerry’s surgery three weeks ago is somewhat different, but both would be described as an open hole. These kinds of wounds have to be treated and...
The title for this post came as Jerry and I waited for the nurse to bring his discharge papers late last Monday afternoon. He was admitted as an outpatient early Wednesday morning and discharged as an inpatient late Monday afternoon. Wednesday, we waited two hours...
Continuing from our last post The Spirit of Contentment, and using the following diagram, we will explain how the Holy Spirit works in man to produce the fruit of the Spirit. Scripture explains all the Holy Spirit does, so to fully understand how our contentment...
The essence of contentment is distilled from the presence of the Father in His own children. It is a seventh sense that comes from the new birth. The birth of God’s Spirit within us springs up to eternal life with a new heart and a new spirit directing our course of...
Instead of normal writing time this morning, I spent time in the quietness of the Father’s presence, just to hear His voice; to worship Him, and to know His heart and mind in what to write in this post. As we have gone through the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer to...
"In the fourth petition we pray that of God's free gifts we may recieve a competent portion of the good things of this life and enjoy His blessing with them." Shorter Catechism As one of the most affluent nations in history, Americans live daily in the abundance of...