In Times of Trouble

“Yes, the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into His heavenly Kingdom.  All glory to God forever and ever! Amen”  2 Timothy 4:18 Sometimes the Lord doesn’t deliver us from troubles in the way we think He should.  We want to be completely removed from the situation.  In the case of my Mother, I want complete healing from the Alzheimers disease.  But that is not what God has intended at this moment and …

My Mother has Alzheimers

My Mother has Alzheimers.  She was diagnosed with moderate Alzheimer disease in February 2004.  My Dad passed away in October 2001.  The disease has progressively gotten worst.  I hate this disease.  It robs you of memories and all those things that make up who you are.  One of the hardest parts of this disease is for family and having a Mother who doesn’t remember who you are.  My Mother and I had a special mother-daughter relationship.  We were close and …

The Image of the Invisible God

“He is the image of the invisible God”…  Colossians 1:15 I am the firstborn of my mother and through the years I have been told on numerous occasions that I look like her.  I admit that it is true and the older I get, the more the reflection in the mirror tells me so. While you can see me in my physical body and Mother in hers, God is invisible.  How do we know what God looks like?  How do …

A Reflection of His Glory

2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.Paul wrote about reflecting God’s glory in this verse.  Imagine being transformed into the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ.  What do you think that would look like?  Would your face reflect love and compassion for the lost?  Would your face reflect humility and submission to the will of God? …

Humility Through Jesus

“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalms 16:11 Paul had a personal encounter with Jesus on his journey to Damascus. (Acts 9) It was such an incredible experience with the Lord that he was blind for three days and could not eat or drink anything.  From that point on, Paul whose name had been Saul served the Lord Jesus all …