Life isn’t always easy, a bed of roses or a quiet sunset, but even in difficult times there can be joy if we maintain a proper perspective.  Enjoy where you are on the way to where you’re going.

“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,  fixing our eyes…

Surrender your life today so that you see your desires tomorrow.

“Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.  When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ….

“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.  And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

If God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did…

Called to be great,

Yet in doubt and despair,

Trapped in prison,

Does Jesus even care?

A forerunner for Jesus,

A life of sacrifice,

Made many converts,

Even baptized Christ,

Heralded His name,

When he had clear vision,

Called Him the Savior,

Before he was imprisoned,

Suffering is a tool,

That exposes our humanity,

No one is exempted,

From the stressors of calamity,

Blessed is…

You have heard it said, “It’s not about how you fall but how you get up.”  The meaning of these words may never be more clearly seen then in the life of Judas and Peter.

Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me…”…

The true “measure of a man”:

isn’t found in the accumulation of assets (the fortune),
isn’t found in the accolades of achievements (the fame),
isn’t found in the applause of admirers (the fans),
isn’t found in the assortment of automobiles (the finest collections),
isn’t found in the abundance of accessories (the furs, furnishings, frills),
isn’t…

In a world that tries to deny the existence, knowledge and presence of God, the phrase “God help those that help themselves” is a very popular phrase in our culture. For the non believer or the religious person without relationship, although this notion is deceptive it can “sound” true.

Without…

And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.  I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life….