The Trumpet Will Sound

The Lord sees everything – everything awful and everything good.  Jesus saw Nathaniel praying under a fig tree when no one could have known. Knowing the Scripture says, “The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers,” was all it took for Nathaniel.  He knew Jesus was God and followed him the rest of his life. This truth is a great comfort to us. The Lord says that He “beholds mischief and spite” in order to repay it with His justice (Psal

Jesus warned us that in the last days there would be perilous times and that it would be tempting to lose heart, but He encouraged His followers that He has overcome the world (John 16:33).    Do we grasp what it means that He has overcome the world? How does that affect us? It is so important that we understand this so we can handle the evil of this world without getting depressed through it all.    Jesus lived among a sinful world with corrupt leaders, and mobs seeking viol

Jesus lived with a clarity for His mission that serves as a much-needed example to us all. He made a statement at the age of twelve to His parents who were looking for Him and found Him teaching at the temple…  “Don’t you know I must be about My Father’s business?” This very statement should be our life’s mission statement.    He taught us how to love…  “With all your heart, all your soul, and all your might” (Deuteronomy 6:5).     He showed us how to care for our fellow man…

God does not bring judgment lightly. “He is long suffering not willing that ANY should perish.” But when His patience has been abused, and his correction has been mocked, judgment comes and it is Holy and Just. It answers to no human rebuke or protest. It is Righteous.    There are similarities of humanity that ripple through the centuries and millennia, as if human nature has always struggled to submit to God, and “every person has sought their own way.”   We see in Noah’s d

When God told Noah to build an ark because He was going to flood the world, Noah got to work with the intent of saving his family first. Anyone else was welcome… but they ignored and mocked his invitation.   Today we have a fossil record on the highest mountains, a global continental scar in the deepest oceans, cultures all over the world with flood legends, and scientific evidence that all human DNA can be traced back to eight people – the exact number of people on the Ark.

“Behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former shall not be remembered, nor come to mind. As for you, be glad and rejoice forever in that which I am creating…” (Isaiah 65:16-18).   God created the first sky and earth by simply speaking it into existence… “Let there be, and there was.” He created mankind in His image, that we might know Him and walk with Him in truth. Of all the things God has created, He’s more interested in your heart and mind than anything el

Jesus has many names and each one of them shines with His divine attributes. At His birth He came to us with the names, “Emmanuel (God with us), Wonderful (Miracle-worker), Counselor, The Mighty God, The Father of Eternity, The Prince of Peace.”   In Revelation, He adds… “I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8).  As   “Alpha and Omega,” He is the God of the Nations. He divided t

Caveat Emptor is Latin for “Let the buyer beware.” It’s a warning that the onus is on the buyer to make sure the purchase is good. This is not only a business law but also a good spiritual law.   People buy into many things without money. The Lord says, “Buy the truth and sell it not,” because people need to know what the consequences are for siding with evil. We use the terms like, “They bought the lie,” when someone is gullible, or “I don’t buy that!” when we hear a claim w

A pastor visited a dying man in the hospital at the request of an acquaintance. When the pastor walked in and introduced himself, the man let out an awkward laugh and said he didn’t need a pastor, he’s going to be fine. Kindly, the pastor replied, “You’re not fine. You’re headed into eternity without knowing God. I’m here to share with you how to know God and know your life is safe and secure with Him for eternity.” Softly, the sick man replied that no one else has been brave

A medical missionary doctor was giving a lecture followed by answers and questions when the question was asked, “What is the benefit of spending our whole lives worrying about death and disease, only to die in the end? Maybe it would be better if we all just chose to live a life of ignorance and pursuing fun.” Some people chuckled at the honesty in his inquiry.    The wise doctor responded, “Many have chosen that very life, but as followers of Christ, we’re called to the fell

“My heart is overflowing with a good theme! I recite my composition concerning the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer! You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into Your lips; therefore, God has blessed You forever. Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, with Your glory and majesty! And in Your majesty ride victoriously because of truth, meekness, and righteousness!” (Psalm 45:1-4). Nothing makes our hearts overflow like setting our minds on the

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).   Biblical hope is a marvelous thing. It has three important distinctions from the way our world uses the word. First, it’s not a “maybe.” The definition is… “A happy and confident expectation of coming good because of the promises of God through Christ.”   Secondly, this hope is not the ‘power of positive thinking.” It’s not th

Time is a measurement. When God made the world, He gave us elements to measure time… “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, seasons, days and years” (Genesis 1:14).   Jesus is called “The Father of Eternity” because He is the Author of time (Hebrews 1:2). He is “from everlasting,” having neither beginning of days nor end of life. He is “the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Our existing cal

The angel Gabriel greeted Mary with the words, “Rejoice, highly-favored one… you have found favor with God” (Luke 1:28,30). If we assume Mary found favor not extended to others, we would be wrong. The word “highly-favored,” is used only one other time in our Bible, translated “accepted” … “God has made us ‘accepted’ (highly-favored) in the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Ephesians 1

High in the surrounding mountains of the town stood white colored expansive flats. Large tractors can be seen moving dirt all hours of the day and night. These are copper mines, the place where the red soil is unearthed, put through various straining processes to derive the copper from the earth. Once the copper is removed, the soil is then put through other purification processes to remove other trace elements that are needed for our technological time. Some are extracted wi

We live in a day of building our own empires, our own image, our own brand. We build our own online “profile” to reflect only what we want the world to see and believe. We pride ourselves in the efforts of our own hands and minds as though we, ourselves, are responsible for this gifting. Fitness and health has become more than a way to honor and steward our bodies, but a god in itself, and self-worship has replaced the worship of God.    We’ve deceived ourselves into thinking

So many people are setting goals to meet their soon-to-be New Year’s resolutions, but as Believers we would be wise to recognize that God also has goals for us, a deeper work than outward goals, but a new and transformational growth in our lives; a refining of who we are as His children.    The process of sanctification is often overlooked… “I’m saved, so I’m good,” is often the thought process. But being saved is just the beginning of our spiritual walk that is meant to conf

Satan tried to prevent Him from coming. Herod tried to prevent Him from living. Pilate tried to prevent Him from rising. And the world wants us to doubt He’s returning? ~

If you think that His first coming, Was quite natural and serene, His second one will be unlike Anything you’ve ever seen!   For He is crowned and King of Kings, And He won’t come back alone, Heaven’s army rides with Him, And Heroes who’ve gone Home.   The skies will split with thunder, As they pierce our atmosphere, Trumpets and Archangel shouts, Will announce, “The King is here!”   Fireworks and light displays, Will turn the night to day, And the world will watch in wonder,

This Christmas we remember the first advent of our King, And look ahead to all the joys that His return will bring – just think! One day the door of Heaven will burst open in the night, And Jesus Christ, our God and King, will flood this earth with light!   Every eye shall see Him, as He gathers up His own, And every loyal heart on earth will know – we’re going Home! Together with our Mighty King, and those who’ve gone before,  We’ll rise to enter all the good that Jesus has