“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalms30:5. “Don’t worry, be happy” was a popular saying some years back; I surmise it meant, regardless of your life circumstances, just be happy in it all.  But that idea is…

“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalms 23:3 Spiritual restoration means bringing something back to its original owner, place, or condition. In Psalm 23, David compares a shepherd’s care for his sheep to the loving and protective care God gives to His children. Sheep are…

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23:10 There is nowhere that we’ve read that in this life the sun would shine always; the rain falls on the just as well as the unjust. The book of Job gives us an astounding…

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19. The book of Job gives us an account of how God is in sovereign control of all things; we are able to see how He orchestrates the affairs of Job and allows Satan to touch everything that…

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16. William Shakespeare, the renowned English poet, playwright, and actor, wrote: “All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and entrances.” Consider…

“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,” Psalm 17:8. The Bible describes David as a man after God’s heart. He loved the Lord, trusted His faithfulness, meditated on His Word, and remained steadfast in prayer. In Psalm 17:8, David asks God for protection from his enemies:…

“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” John 20:27-28. Thomas, also called Didymus, was one of the twelve disciples, known…

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 Harriet Powers (1837-1910), “the Mother of African American Quilting. “One of the earliest documented African American quilt makers was Harriet Powers. Powers exhibited her quilts at local fairs, and Harriet considered…

Waiting involves remaining in place or postponing action until a particular event occurs. I recall a story about two individuals waiting for a bus one morning. Upon arrival, one person checked his schedule, sat down, and began reading. The other frequently checked his watch, became increasingly frustrated, and paced back and forth, expressing dissatisfaction with…

“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” (KJV 1 John 3:18.) It is true that what the world needs is love. However, the longer we live, the more we see that people are more concerned with getting for me, my, and mine. Those who live with…