Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight. 2 Samuel 10:12 (NSB) Our life is a battleground. Daily we are in the heat of the battle both physically and spiritually. As Christians, our fight is against powers of this world that call us away from God. But putting on the whole armor of God we can face and defeat every enemy. The dictionary will tell you that a warrior

Our flesh is weak. Oh, we have good intentions but those can be changed in a moment. Over sleeping, running late, kids fighting, spilled coffee, a button off the shirt you planned to wear and all things change. The disciples showed their weakness when they slept through a life and death situation. Jesus was in the garden praying before his crucifixion. He had asked the disciples to pray too. Jesus told them his soul was overwhelmed or exceedingly sorrowful even to the po

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure, and all of them are righteous. Psalm 19:9 (NIV) When Brandon was young, he loved to participate in sports. It didn’t really matter what sport, he loved them all. The years passed and he began to specialize. As he grew closer to graduation from High School he realized that he needed to dedicate time to one sport in order to, develop the skills necessary to play at the college level. This

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! Psalm 139:17 (KJV) God is omniscient. He is all knowing, He knows everything. The Psalmist tells us that God knows when we sit down and when we get up. He knows our thoughts, He saw us in the womb and even knows the number of hairs on our head. Since He knows all, he sees what is ahead for us. I want to borrow a story from my mother-in-law. She tells about a time when she was impressed to f

Oh Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! Psalm 8:1 (NASB) God will use this fast to reveal Himself and His will to you. Oh, we can see Him in our surroundings. The mountains and valleys He created. We can see Him in the shadow of the cross. We can see Him in the vastness of the heavens and the depth of the stars. We can even see Him in the smiles on the faces of children and loved ones. But what