Some twenty-four years ago, a friend remarked that she thanked God for her enemies. That statement took me aback and I asked for an explanation. She replied that it was because they forced her to pray. Since that time, this idea of forced prayers has kept popping up in different situations. It could be that…
Glorious Death
No, we are not talking about impressive funeral ceremonies, although some funeral services are very touching. You watch some funeral services and you feel like weeping because they are so well-organized. People say wonderful and powerful things about the departed. Wonderful as those events are, only one death qualifies as a glorious death. And if…
Beautiful Delay
Unlike what we saw in a previous post, God was not testing me this time. You could say embracing the undesirable and the uncomfortable was second nature to me. This happened when we contracted a painter to give a beautiful coat to my house. Time was not on our side and as he delayed, the others…
Strong Weakness
The man who popularized the strange concept of strong weakness also wrote sixty-six percent of the New Testament. What was even more interesting was that he was following up on a conversation that he and God were having. He had prayed for help with a problem, and which of us does not know about that?…
Triumphs In Trouble
The idea that faith triumphs in trouble is not original to this post. We lifted it from the running head of the first five verses of the fifth chapter of Romans. Hopefully, saying it that way should help you remember that Romans 5.1-5 is where you build character. You can always refer to it from…
What Shall I Say?
What shall I say is a question that Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, asked at one point in His earthly ministry. No doubt, the situation must have been critical for such a question to come out of the mouth of God. You know of course that Jesus is God. He said it Himself,…