Do you suffer from worry and doubt? Does fear grip you? Would you like to be set free from those crippling feelings? Jeremiah shows us how to ask God to “Heal me of my doubt.” You can get rid of those burdens and walk in the freedom of the Holy Spirit by asking the...

Have you ever gone for a check-up with your doctor? They run all kinds of tests and ask tons of questions. One thing they don’t do is examine your mind. Sure they could hook you up to an EEG machine, but that would only tell them how active your brainwaves are. Only...

During the rainy season, everything turns green. The rivers swell with water, and life seems to explode all around. Once the rains stop, everything starts to turn brown and dry up. What doesn’t change whether rain or drought are the trees near the rivers. They remain...

My garage is a disaster this time of year. I have just put the Christmas decorations away, and everything seems to be in disarray on my tool bench on and on the shelves. It will remain that way until the kids go back to school, and I have a day off. Then I will spend...

One of the most difficult situations to handle is when you are disappointed by someone close to you. You put your trust in them, and they let you down. It starts to make you ask yourself: "Who can you trust?" Jeremiah tells us that when we put our trust in other...

If you go to Israel, you will find these ancient Olive Trees from which they still harvest olives. The trunks of the trees aren’t much to look at, but they are fruitful because a well-developed root system sustains them. A well-developed root system is vital to any...

It’s a new day, a new year, a new decade! Time to reflect on where you’ve come from and where you want to go. What is God impressing upon your heart today? Is He challenging you to make some changes? Is he opening new opportunities? If so, take that step and watch Him...

My kids have selective hearing. They hear everything I say except for what I want them to hear. My wife happens to ask where we should go for dinner. Bam! They are soon offering their opinion. I ask them to take out the trash, and its as if they transported into a...

Nothing beats pouring a cup of coffee and then sitting down to do your daily devotions. There is something about that cup of java mingled with God’s Word that makes the mood perfect. While I look forward to pouring that first cup in the morning, I can’t forget the...

As it gets close to the end of the year, my email inbox and social media feed are filled with programs that promise to bring me success in 2020. Some promise success through a new diet or workout routine. Others promise if you use their planner or read their book, you...

It never fails that during the holidays' something I used daily gets misplaced, and I can't find it. Maybe it is all the new stuff that is in the house. I don't know. I will rifle through the house, and my wife will inevitably ask me, "What are you searching for?" I...

I love it when I am watching a sporting event, and they do an in-depth interview with one of the star players. I like to know their background, especially when it comes from humble beginnings. They had to fight against all the odds, but they overcame them and went on...

Most of us have a memory of something spectacular happening. Maybe it was an athletic performance or an award given for work you have done. Whatever it was, it is something you won’t too forget. The same can be said of the shepherds who were told about Jesus’ birth....

Have you ever had plans that were ready to fall apart, and then all of a sudden, they were saved in the most unrealistic way? It was almost as if divine intervention took place to save them miraculously. The Birth of Christ took some divine intervention to keep God’s...

The word miracle is thrown around to explain a lot of events. It has been rendered down to anything people can't believe would happen is now a miracle. This has dulled our senses to what God is capable of in our lives. We've lowered our expectations and hopes to...

Pentatonix does a great version of the Christmas song, “Mary, did you know?” I always think of this passage when I listen to it. Imagine what was going through Mary’s mind as the angel Gabriel told her she was going to give birth to the Messiah. How she responded is a...

You can tell a tree is living by the number of new branches that are shooting out in the spring. They show that life is coursing through the stump of the tree, and the root system is excellent. Sometimes those branches shoot out in wrong places and need to be pruned...

Baby names are a big thing. Every year the news reports the top names for tots. This year Sophia is the top name for a girl, and Liam is the top name for boys. If you ever had to pick a name for a child, it can be stressful. With one child, we decided as we drove to...

I spent the better part of a weekend installing Christmas lights on our house. Up and down the ladder hundreds of times to get things to look just right. I love this time of year, but it would be easy to rush through the season and miss what is important. Jesus came...

Did you know that many of the successful people you look up to struggle with success? It’s true. Whether it be an athlete, actor, business owner, or politician, they have a hard time handling it. One of the reasons is that they get to the pinnacle, and it isn’t...