“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
    She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,
    which means ‘God is with us.’” Matthew 1:23

My daughter was coming over to make Christmas cookies, and I had been excited about it for days. . . .

THE CREATOR designed us to be creative. Genesis 1:27

 When God snatched my stepsister back from the dark side, she read the entire Bible in three months. Three months! It takes me a whole year to read through the Bible. I felt convicted.

My excuse, at that time, was . . .

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
    His faithful love endures forever. ! Chronicles 16:34

Do you long for God’s presence, but don’t know how to get there? Thankfulness is the key.

Thankfulness is the door (gate) that gives us access to God’s courtyard. Once we are in the house of God, we commune with God in praise and worship.

The world’s depravity stems from the root of unthankfulness . . .

Jesus said, “I am the true vine.” John 15:1

The news media (if they can be believed) tells us that more than ever Americans fear for the state of our nation if their candidate doesn’t win the election.

If that is you, I am here to encourage you: . . .

• Psalm 1:3: "He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that He does, He prospers."

Today, October 23, 2024, we are nearing the end of the Feast of Tabernacles which is described in the verse above. This feast day is also called The Ingathering, and the Feast of Booths for the temporary shelters constructed to celebrate. The Hebrew word is . . .

The cattle on a thousand hills are Mine. Psalm 50:10

 I read this verse in Psalms and wondered if the makers of the first telescope thought they would see the throne of God above the firmament. Were they disappointed to find only stars? . . . .