Merriam-Webster defines obey in this way – “to follow the commands or guidance of; to conform to or comply with.” The Learners Dictionary definition is: “to do what someone tells you to do or what a rule, law, etc., says you must do.” For most of us being obedient isn’t…
Read more5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:5 (NIV) Hope… the word hope carries such positive a meaning. When you have hope, you have expectation, anticipation and usually an optimism about the…
Read more“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Ps. 61:2 (NIV) Can we just be real for a moment? Life does not always come to us in bite-size chunks. Often, life…
Read moreRead through the book of Mark and this phrase jumps out – “and immediately.” After Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist “immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness” (Mark 1:12). When Jesus called Simon and Andrew to follow Him, “they immediately left their nets and followed Him” (Mark…
Read moreThe deepest deep and the lowest low on the planet Earth is the Mariana Trench found in the Western Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam. It’s nearly seven miles deep, and it spans 43 miles. Scientists once said it’s depths were unfathomable, and due to the immense pressure of water, no…
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