~Video Version~ ******************** If your life right now could be captured in a musical instrument, what would that be? What instrument would you picture as an image of your current reality? A tightly strung guitar? An electric keyboard with many notes and buttons? A drum that keeping a steady beat? Bagpipes that move a lot of hot air? A brass instrument that can make loud noises? Can you hear a song? Is it in tune? It is good to remember that a tea kettle, even though it’s u…

~Video Version~ ------------------------------------ I’m thinking about Ephesians 5:26 today, that speaks of the cleansing love of Jesus as “….washing with water through the word….” Our washing machine died. We ended up purchasing a new one with an agitator after learning of the value they bring. I was reminded of an old washing machine we had. When clothes got off balance on the spin cycle, it would make a terrible racket that agitated us. We would have to shift the load and do a restart…

~Video Version~ ---------------------------------------- Did you know that a follower of Jesus can be like a nail? I was captivated as I read Isaiah 22, which talks about a king named Eliakim, and V23 describes him, “He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.” Or as the NIV words it, “a peg in a firm place.” Followers of Jesus are like nails----made by the strong Creator of quality materials, having a backbone of biblical commitmen…

~Video Version~ ----------------------------------- I was reading in Isaiah this morning and encountered this verse: ~Isaiah 50:4b~ “Morning by morning He wakens me and opens my understanding to His will.” Do you use an alarm clock? What if we invited God to be our alarm clock? The word “alarm” comes from an old word that means “to arms.” It’s a call to battle. What if you prayed tonight that God will wake you up tomorrow and open not just your eyes but your understanding to His will? Using…

~Video Version~ *********************** I’m thinking about 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 today. “So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” New life! Exclamation point! We are a number of days into the new year now, maybe with a whole new you. Every day can be …