“Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto you.” Acts 17:22-23 Paul identified the unknown GOD whom they ignorantly worshipped,... Continue Reading →
“And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years…” Genesis 5:23 Enoch lived a relatively short life in comparison to others of his day. For instance, his father, Jared, lived to be 962. The smallest number of years recorded after Enoch’s 365 in Genesis 5, is Lamech’s 777 years. 365 is... Continue Reading →
“If you do well, will you not be accepted?” (Genesis 4:7) In Genesis 4:6, GOD asked Cain, “Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenance fallen?” GOD had rejected Cain’s offering while accepting the offering of his brother Abel. As a result, Cain became angry and “his countenance fell.” No one likes rejection, but... Continue Reading →
“I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For we have great joy... Continue Reading →
GOD takes great joy in those who are willing to practice humility. Jesus taught His disciples that true greatness in the Kingdom would come to those who were willing to be humble as a little child. (Matthew 18:4) However, practicing humility and devaluing our worth is not the same. Declaring ourselves worthless as a worker... Continue Reading →
Abram and Sarai had grown impatient with GOD’S promise to give them an heir. In Genesis 15:2-3, Abram proposed Eliezer, the steward of his house. Abram is quickly informed that this one would not be his heir, rather, the child GOD had prepared would come from the bloodline of he and Sarai. Abram believed GOD... Continue Reading →
In the third year of King Jehoiakim, the first collection of prisoners were taken captive by the Babylonians. Among them were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azaria. (2nd Kings 24:1) (Daniel 1:1) Those meeting specific conditions were chosen to be students of the Chaldean’s language and customs that they may serve in king Nebuchadnezzar’s court. (Daniel... Continue Reading →
If we choose to live as Christ, it is impossible to hide the light that radiates from us. In the mid 90’s my brother and I took one of many trips to Lake Cherokee with our Grandparents. Some of my best memories as a child, are those fishing trips with Papaw and Mamaw Shepherd. On... Continue Reading →
My wife and I recently spent time in Eastern Ohio looking for the grave sites of family members. As we searched, we observed many other head stones. Each one had a birth and death date, yet the allotted time between the two dates varied greatly. The duration of some were as little as a day,... Continue Reading →
After the death of Moses, Joshua was commissioned by GOD to lead His people. The LORD instructed him how he could walk in a pathway of prosperity. Although the LORD promised to never leave or forsake him, Joshua was not exempt from responsibility. The LORD charged him to be strong and courageous regarding the teachings... Continue Reading →
Prospering Pathway 