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Time

By Dwayne Hicks | June 20, 2012 |

This is a precious commodity that we all have. Time is defined as: the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.  In the big picture of our lives, some of us have more total time than others. But for today we all have the same…

Strength

By Dwayne Hicks | June 18, 2012 |

This term comes from the word strong. Strength is relative in many ways. I can show great strength in some ways and great weakness in other things. To me this word speaks to the Creative process of God and His ability to move things and make things happen. He has strength that I simply don’t…

A Sad Prayer

By Dwayne Hicks | June 17, 2012 |

There are times when prayer is desperate cry to God for help. There are other times when prayer can be a gentle conversation with God about direction and council as I journey through life.  The sons of Korah evidently written in part by some guy named, Heman, the Ezrahite. Check this out….   9 My eyes…

Jerusalem

By Dwayne Hicks | June 16, 2012 |

This was the Holy city during King David’s time. It was the city where God dwelt. The Lord commissioned Solomon to build a magnificent temple there. God dwelt in the Temple. Now that God dwells in the hearts of His kids, there’s not a need for a temple made by man. In fact, some of…

Bold Praying

By Dwayne Hicks | June 15, 2012 |

I am sometimes afraid to pray bold prayers. I’m afraid that God will actually answer them and I’m afraid that He won’t answer them. I’ve learned to come clean with Him and pray about everything because He knows me completely anyway. He knows I want to pray bold prayers even when I don’t.  David prayed…

Peace

By Dwayne Hicks | June 14, 2012 |

There are some words that carry such deep meaning in so many ways and so many situations. Peace is a deep word, but yet sometimes simple. I like peace at home and at work. I like peace in my country. Peace means “freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility” I welcome peace every day. The sons…

Temple

By Dwayne Hicks | June 13, 2012 |

I’ve never worshiped at a Temple. I have worshiped God at church and as a kid I associated worship with a place instead of a person. The Jewish people worshiped God in the Temple. After Jesus came and introduced Grace, Mercy and Honor to replace the Rules, Regulations and Ritual – things were quite different.…

Punishment

By Dwayne Hicks | June 12, 2012 |

This word goes along with discipline but screams out pain. The times in my life I’ve been punished, doesn’t bring back fond memories at all. I will say that I earned a lot of the punishment I received at the hands of my Mom & Dad. Asaph is crying out for God to punish the…

Justice

By Dwayne Hicks | June 11, 2012 |

This is a word that I often used when seeing court cases and weighing in my opinion of innocence or guilt.  The definition of justice has to do with just behavior or treatment: a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people. There are many ways that I can show justice to others in…

Rejection

By Dwayne Hicks | June 10, 2012 |

I know what it feels like to be rejected. I think everyone learns this from a pretty early age. I remember going through the agony of being chosen for a team by peers and being in the middle or last to be chosen instead of the first. I remember the feeling of rejection for a…