Today’s Bible passage is Mark 6:32 – 52. Key verses are Mark 6:52, Ezekiel 36:26, James 1:17. (In King James Version.) Have you ever accidently gone through a red light or stop sign? It was right in front of you, but somehow you absent-mindedly bypassed it without taking notice. Maybe this hasn’t happened to you, but I admit that I’ve done it before. Thank GOD for His protective measures at that time. I imagine that I’m a real challenge for Him at times. Haha! Stop lights and stop signs are critical warning signs. Yet, it’s so easy for us to miss important factors in life. Today, I’m sharing an amazing event…
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Make Those Little Cakes of Faith
Key Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJV What is your greatest obstacle to faith? Often, it’s what we can NOT SEE that sparks our fears. Today, let’s look back to a true story about a desperate widow woman, who felt that she and her son’s days were very limited… Have you ever thought how she felt? Alone. Hungry. Full of agony. (A mother’s heart hurts greatly, bearing the pain of her own children’s sufferings.) As always, God had a plan. The Lord God instructed Elijah, the prophet, to go dwell in Zarephath. He informed Elijah about a widow woman living there, who would sustain him. (I Kings 17:9) Side note: This reminds…
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Are You a True Follower of Jesus?
Key verse today is Matthew 4:19 KJV. I was never the popular girl in school. I was quite bashful, and during my high school years I even struggled to look people directly in their eyes while conversing with them. I secretly envied the popular girls, who seemed to have a great number of eager followers. Never did I consider what their character traits really were, all I knew is that people must really admire and like them. Being popular isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Some people just have this terrific, congenial, outgoing personality that draws in people by the numbers. Then, there are those people, who are popular for other…
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Faith Still Moves Mountains
References today are from Matthew 21:18 to 22 KJV One morning, Jesus was hungry. Since he had no earthly home during his ministry years, he gazed around looking for breakfast. There nearby, Jesus saw a fig tree. When he wandered over to the tree, anticipating fruit, he observed that it was only sporting leaves. There was not a single fruit found growing on it. What a disappointment in a fruit tree! QUESTIONS to consider: Are we like this fruit tree? Are we growing spiritual fruit in our lives? Are we sharing the gospel? Jesus then said to the tree, “Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.” And immediately the…
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Jesus Reaches Out to All
One sabbath day, Jesus performed a good miracle…he healed a man with a withered hand. (Matthew 12:10) To the gazing crowd, Jesus had asked… “What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.” -Matthew 12:11, 12 (kjv) Although JESUS made a valid point, the wicked hearts of the pharisees were clearly made evident by their actions… “Then the Pharisees went out, and held a…
