ANOTHER COMFORTER!

 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

 

ANOTHER COMFORTER!

 

John 14:16-18

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

 

          How I miss my mother who could always kiss away the little boy hurts and make it all better. The science of a mother’s kiss is hard to reconcile with genuine medicine, but no one can refute its magic.

 

          The little boy hurts have grown up to become big boy hurts. The standard medicine is a stiff upper lip but internally I still long for someone to kiss it and make it all better. Jesus seemed to understand that early and made us a wonderful promise. “I will not leave you without a comforter!”

 

          The Sweet Holy Spirit has come to stay with me forever. Dr. Charles Stanley said: "I have learned that you can have a pain in your heart and a settled peace in your soul at the same time." So, give your pain to Jesus and He will give you his peace.

 

Thank you, Lord, for the peace that passes understanding. AMEN

 

LOSING TO GAIN!

 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

 

LOSING TO GAIN!

 

Matt 16:24-25

24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

 

          Jesus had just told the disciples that He would be arrested, hastily tried, and crucified. Peter resisted this plan of the Master but did not know that it was a devilish response. I’m sure that it stung when Jesus said: “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.”  Matt 16:23

 

          No pain, no gain! That is what is commonly said. But do we understand it when Jesus says it to us? We are in a great battle between evil and good. There will be injuries and casualties. Satan means business and we had better mean business too.

 

          Peter’s mistake was that he was thinking like an ordinary man instead of like a child of God. Perhaps he had missed the part about Jesus rising again the third day. His focus was only on pain and death. Only a fool would not want to avoid pain and death.

 

          To deny self does not mean to deny things. It means to give yourself wholly to Christ and share in His shame and death.

 

Rom 11:36

12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

Dear Lord, the pain you have prescribed for me is not at all enjoyable. Let it produce in me the growth and fruit you intend. AMEN

 

BE STILL AND KNOW!

 

Monday, March 9, 2026

 

BE STILL AND KNOW!

 

Ps 46:10-11

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord  of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

 

          I see it everywhere! “Be still, and know that I am God!”  It is on our living room wall. It is everywhere. It is so familiar that no one knows what it really means anymore! We cling to it as if it was a guarantee of peace but that is all the credit we give to it.

 

          Be Still! It means to stop questioning God’s judgments. Stop questioning why He blesses those that are blessed and why He curses those who are cursed. Stop trying to out-think God. The providential circumstances of your life are in His hands. Stop manipulating God. Warren Wiersbe says: “The Hebrew word translated "be still" means "take your hands off, relax."

 

          Know that I am God! Adam Clarke reminds us that God is  “the Fountain of power, wisdom, justice, goodness; and truth.” I guess it is because God is invisible and silent that we keep on having fits of doubt. Jesus explained that “God is a Spirit!” in John 4. More than just “the Force,” He is a personality with purpose and power. He determines what should be done and has the ability to do it.

 

Dear Lord, so many things in life are beyond my control. Help me to take my hands off and relax. You know how hard that is for me so please help me! AMEN