“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound andContinue reading “Strengthened Faith”
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Blessing of Concern
“I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity.” (Philippians 4:10, ESV) I have not kept it a secret that I am currently amid a battle with cancer. While the battle is real and I knowContinue reading “Blessing of Concern”
Things That Produce Peace
“Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” (Philippians 4:9, KJV) When I worked in field service engineering, customers would often call me to visit their printing plants to troubleshoot and resolve critical problems on their machinery. ManyContinue reading “Things That Produce Peace”
Profitable Thinking
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8, KJV) There is an old idiom that goes like this.Continue reading “Profitable Thinking”
Do Not Panic (Philippians 4:4-7)
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, willContinue reading “Do Not Panic (Philippians 4:4-7)”
Patience in Suffering
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4, KJV) Something dawned on me during the worship service on Sunday. As many know, I have been dealing with bladder cancer for somewhat short of a year now. This has included threeContinue reading “Patience in Suffering”
It Is About Relationships
“Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” (Philippians 4:5, KJV) Two nights ago, I had another dream that I want to use as an illustration for this thought. In this one, I was a pastor of a small church that was instrumental in a ministry that fed the poor.Continue reading “It Is About Relationships”
The Reality of Our Relationship
“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” (Philippians 4:4–5, KJV) It was when I lived in the suburbs of Chicago, that the Lord saved me while reading a Gideon Bible in a Minneapolis hotel room while on a businessContinue reading “The Reality of Our Relationship”
God Is In Control
Last night I had a dream. It does not matter if you view dreams as a prophetic message or not. What I had was an illustration of a profound truth. I thought I would record it in this devotion. I dreamt that I was a preacher. Well, that is not a new revelation. However, IContinue reading “God Is In Control”
Pursue Harmony
“I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.” (Philippians 4:2–3, KJV) One time inContinue reading “Pursue Harmony”
Renewing the Heart 