PRAISE AND POWER          GET UP AND GO SPEAK GOD’S WORD         January 14, 2019
Have you ever needed to get up on a chilly morning and had a difficult time crawling out of bed at the usual early hour? You know you need to tell yourself to "just get up and go." Did you ever notice how often God in His Word has had to tell people, "get up and go."  In most cases it involved the means for their deliverance.  In...

PRAISE AND POWER                DAVID, TALKED WITH GOD             January 7, 2019
The book of Psalms shows us that David poured his heart out before God. This can be an example for us. "Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah." (Psalm 62:8) In another Psalm we see: “…I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the day...

PRAISE AND POWER               Daily Exercise – Walk With God                December 28, 2018
Exercise consistently! Stay active to stay healthy! These and other catchy slogans are a part of the health and fitness boom of the last few decades. “Every U.S. adult should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.” This has been the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American College of Sports...

PRAISE AND POWER                       CHOOSE YE THIS DAY                       December 21, 2018
"Now therefore fear [reverence] the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side...

PRAISE AND POWER                CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE               December 14, 2018
Our heavenly Father wants us to be free. John 8:31, 32 and 36: "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free…. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
This is in reference to spiritual freedom. Political freedom is...

  PRAISE AND POWER                            Choice or Chance                        December 7, 2018
Do you ever think about what a great thing it is that we have free will? Our God never controls us. We are in control of all our thoughts and actions. We decide what we will do with our lives.  As believers we have freedom of will and we who make the choices. We don't live by chance. Some say, “Whatever happens, happens.” We decide the direction our life. We choose...

PRAISE AND POWER                  BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD                 November 25, 2018
Our God has already given us the victory over every challenge we face. Jesus Christ said in John 16:33: "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” He said,...

PRAISE AND POWER                           Author of Peace                   November 20, 2018
Jesus came into the world as the "Prince of Peace." His coming was attended with a divine proclamation: "Peace on earth, good will to men." Now, 2,000 years later, there is much talk about peace, but there is little peace in the world. There are wars, controversies, struggles. People envious of others. Even Christians, who should know better, offend and are offended.
The question here is often raised, "If God is...

PRAISE AND POWER                           A PRAYER FROM THE HEART                       November 14, 2018
Prayer should not be a religious ritual but a way of life which involves practicing the presence of God. Some memorize "prayers." Some read a prepared "prayer."
Matthew 6 sets out some boundaries for our prayer life. It's not to be done for the recognition of other men. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward...

PRAISE AND POWER                     YOU ARE GOD’S MASTERPIECE                        October 31, 2018
"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" (Psalm 8:3-4) This is a rhetorical question. God is mindful of each individual. Our God is the creator of all the heavens so vast and...

PRAISE AND POWER             ARE YOU DERAILED OR ON TRACK?                October 25, 2018
One time we [Milford and Betty] were riding on a short excursion train in southern Indiana, a minor accident occurred and several cars of that train and the engine de-railed leaving the track. There were no injuries, just disappointments. It was not able to move ahead and another train, and even some school busses came to rescue us. When the train was on the...

PRAISE AND POWER                WHO DO WE RUN TO           October 21, 2018
Who do we run to when we are faced with fears or unsettling situations in our lives? As little children we probably ran to Mom or Dad for safety and protection. They were bigger and stronger and knew how to take care of us. They would shelter us from harm and danger.
A refuge is a place that provides shelter and protection. Geese and ducks have places where they can go where they...

PRAISE AND POWER                   GOD’S DESIRE FOR HIS PEOPLE                        October 11, 2018
Some people, Christian people, do not know God’s will for their lives. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (III John 2) Other people think God makes them sick. God’s desire is that His people prosper and enjoy good health. What a comfort to know that God’s desire, is for health and prosperity. Psalm 1:1-3 tells of the...

PRAISE AND POWER                WORDS CAN BLESS              September 29, 2018
How great it is to hear someone say things like, "you are the best," "you're beautiful," or "what you did is awesome."  Often we hear things that ridicule, defame and debase.  Words form pictures in the mind. Mind pictures can enhance or discourage believing.  Words have meaning.  We even have an effect on what others think by the words we...

PRAISE AND POWER      WHEN ONE BELIEVER STANDS     September 23, 2018
God’s Word was almost extinguished many times in human history. It was only because of the believing of a handful of people that it continued to exist through those dreadful times. At one point Noah and his immediate family were the only ones to believe God when the world sank into depravity. Because they stood with God they were able to continue ministering His Word after the...