“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked. But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.” (Psalm 32:10) We’ve all heard it when we have one of those insurmountable needs that life brings our way. Our Christian brothers and sisters will tell us to turn it over to the Lord. “Put it in His hands,” they will often say. That’s great advice and I certainly don’t disagree with it. But the spiritual question is how? Turning a problem over to the Lord is an easy thing […]

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) A pastor visited a friend of mine who’s been in church all his life. He calls himself a Christian but confessed that he often felt empty and hopeless. As they talked, it became evident to him that my friend may very well have looked like a Christian on the outside but had never asked the Lord to come and live […]

“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait til the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts.” (I Corinthians 4:5) Last month, I celebrated my 65th Birthday. That prompted a lot of questions for me about where I am in my Christian walk. The closer I got to 65, the more I realized there were a lot more years behind me than ahead of me. I never thought much about it until I got into […]

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) When I lived in Georgia, I had a friend at my church that I had grown to admire. His love for Christ was deep and his passion to witness for the Lord was unmatched. In short, he was on fire for Jesus. Unfortunately, his born-again attitude made him the brunt of a lot of jokes where he worked. He asked me to pray for him. Several […]