Our hope in Christ and the heavenly future He prepared for us keeps us going. It cheers us up to think of heaven, because all that we desire awaits us. That is a land of rest. Fatigue will be banished. In heaven, we will enjoy the victory. The Captain will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” There we will be perfectly holy. Nothing will creep in to defile that perfect kingdom.
Read MoreI remember watching Ranger Walker on television a few years back, and this quote has stayed with me, "Every choice has a consequence.”
Read MoreWhen I was about 8 years old, I went to a Halloween party about one block from home. At the party they told “ghost” stories. The party was over about 8:30. I had to walk home alone. I began to see something behind every tree. At the corner of every house I just knew there was something, maybe a monster, waiting to grab me. I began to run because of the fear.
Read MoreToday as I write this, it is September 11, 2012, eleven years since the United States was attacked by terrorists. Earlier today as I was listening to a radio program, people were calling in and sharing where they were on this date and time of the attack on the Twin Towers.
Read MoreMy wife and I have spent many hours and miles going to athletic events for our two children. Our son played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. Our daughter played volleyball, basketball, softball, and ran track. At one of our daughter’s basketball games, in the last few minutes of the game the score was back and forth with the opposing team one point ahead, and the next trip down the court our daughter’s team one point ahead.
Read MoreAs I was prayerfully considering a topic for devotion this week, and because we have just celebrated Labor Day, I felt led to share something that related. The one phrase that kept coming to my mind found in the Scriptures is “Labor of Love.”
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