These are two words that are connected to each other even if remotely. They both have the “re” in front of them. When I see these two words I feel hopeful because they are positive. The opposite of these two words are quite negative. When the economic downturn (aka The Great Recession) occurred over…
Most of the time when I hear the word famine it is relationship to lack of food. I have never experienced a famine. I’ve been to Africa and seen how they use the land and how close to hunger they live. I’ve known children who are not sure where their next meal will come…
I’m not a professional builder by any means, but I have seen this used in framing a building. A plumb line is simply a line with a plumb attached to it used to determine depth of water and the vertical on an upright surface. It’s like telling if a building is “level” vertically. The…
This is not a positive attribute. In fact, the very definition is pretty telling. Complacent means: “showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements”. I’ve known people who are like that – they are “full of themselves” and therefore they can’t think of anyone else. Smug and complacent people don’t have room for…
These are two different concepts but a bit related. Justice is the quality of being fair and reasonable. Righteousness is the quality of being morally right, virtuous, honorable, and good. The Lord represents both of these descriptions. He calls me to do the same. I came across a small verse in Amos that features…
There are times when I try to describe my relationship with God. He speaks into my heart and gives me words, but still the words I have do not do Him justice. He is beyond describing. He is above and beyond anything I could possibly say to describe Him. I came across a verse…
I used to enjoy watching this show with Urkel and the gang. While there was dysfunction, there was also love inside the family dynamic. I believe that family was the Lord’s idea. He is the One Who created male and female and told them to “be fruitful & increase in number”. (Genesis 1:28 NIV)…
There are times that I think about events of my life that happened many years ago. It’s hard to believe that it’s so many years since I learned to ride a bike and then drive a car. The years go by pretty fast these days or so it seems. If I reflect on my…
I’ve had a deep respect for the Word of God since I was a young man. I remembered reading the names of people I couldn’t pronounce. I remember being a bit freaked out at the prophets and how they foretold things that were coming. As a youngster I couldn’t wrap my head around how…
I kind of know what each of these mean, but I decided to look up the definition of each. Refuge: a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger or trouble. Stronghold: a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. The Lord is my Refuge & Stronghold –…