Distraught is defined as “deeply upset and agitated.” How many of us have ever been deeply upset to the point of being agitated? It’s like a range of emotions that hit us an overwhelm us. Psalm 55 is a great Psalm that David wrote when he was deeply troubled. How many of us are free
Simple, and so profound. When we trust in God, there is nothing to fear. Not even man can do anything to us that will affect us going to our true home in heaven if we love the Lord our God with all our heart, all our mind, and all our soul, and all our strength,
Throughout our lives we are continually bombarded with temptation. It is especially easy today with technology and the ability of information to freely flow into our homes and lives. This greatly effects our agendas, our thinking, our attitudes and mindset, and our physical health. What are we to do? How are we to guard ourselves,
Today’s scripture is a great guide to how we should treat each other, especially those in need. Jesus talks about feeding and clothing those who are sick or in prison. Whenever we do something for someone else out of the goodness of our heart, that is pleasing to God. Jesus continues to model through Matthew
In Matthew 24, Jesus talks to us about end times. He knows that he is going away, so he provides instruction to his disciples to keep watch and to be diligent and faithful. He tells them to be ready, because the hour is not known. The first analogy Jesus uses is how everyone was carrying
In Matthew chapter 23 Jesus is warning the Pharisees that they have gone astray, and working to correct their behavior. Isn’t it interesting that men who dedicate their lives to God can still get so lost? You would think that the right answer is to turn to pastors and Pharisees for answers. But here we
When we turn to the Lord our God, and seek him with all our heart and all of our soul and all of our strength, He will supply all of our needs. The bible says that God will supply all our need according to His riches in glory. And in today’s scripture, we read that
Jesus was hungry so he approaches a fig tree while traveling back to Jerusalem. When he noticed that it had no fruit, but only leaves, he cursed it saying, “may you never bear fruit again.” Immediately the tree withered.” Then Jesus gives a parable about workers in the vineyard who disrespect the owner and family,
What a strong Word from God this morning. I am getting a loud and clear Word and instruction from our Lord this morning about following His Way, and in His Will. The cold hard truth is sometimes this isn’t what we want, what we had planned, or what we had chosen. I often joke, if
In Psalm 106, David provides us a great reminder of the many miracles and kindness that God showed the Israelite’s, from the miracles of the plagues that convinced Pharaoh to bring them out of Egypt to the parting of the Red Sea. Yet the Israelite’s were constantly disobeying God and turning to idols. It didn’t
