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Psalm 23:4 – The Shepherd Is The Safest Place /// Morning Fuel
David writes in Psalm 23:4, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” I read that the “Valley of the Shadow” is an actual place. It’s between Jerusalem and Jericho at the bottom of a canyon. The only sunlight is at noon, when the sun is directly above. Otherwise, it is filled with shadows. It is also very narrow, with walls on both sides. There are…
Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 9:7, 9 – Look Toward Eternity
In Ecclesiastes 9, Solomon spends 12 verses talking about death and how we should live in light of knowing that we will die. What’s interesting is that right in the middle of this section he spends several verses talking about enjoying life. Here is one part of that: 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart… 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love…” Why does Solomon give these suggestions? One reason…
Title: Morning Fuel – Ecclesiastes 9:3 – Live With Intentionality
Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain are both credited as saying, “The Only Two Certainties In Life Are Death And Taxes.” Thousands of years prior, Solomon noticed the same thing about death. He writes, “This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all” (Ecclesiastes 9:3). So Solomon is saying in this verse (and in verses 1-2), that no matter who you are, no matter how much money you have, no matter…
Morning Fuel – John 11:25-26 – Never Dying
This is the third part of the devotional that looks at John 11:25-26, in which Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Last time we looked at the part where Jesus said, “whoever believes in me…” This time we will finish up by looking at the last part of these verses.…
God Is Still In Control In The Midst of Uncertainty
One of the challenges of pastoral ministry is the bipolar nature of the job. One day (or moment) things can be going great and everyone seems to love you. The next day (or moment) things quickly turn sour, with bad news arriving, people getting upset, or disasters happening. With the quick changes, you learn to expect that anything could happen at any time and you are never really on “solid” ground with things around you. Over time, this can wear…
Even Rich and Famous People Will Stand Before God
On January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant was a passenger in a state-of-the-art helicopter that smashed into the side of a mountain. All nine people on board perished. Kobe, a super-star, super-rich, super-popular basketball athlete, died at the age of 41. I, like many others, were shocked at the news. How could someone in the prime of life die so tragically? There are many sad details to this. The loss of so many on this helicopter, the death of the teenagers,…