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I have despised my one talent. He has called me to insignificance and smallness. He has called me to take up my cross daily. He has called me to fulfill His purpose for me. I am reminded that John the Baptist fulfilled his purpose in a short ministry of preparing the way for Jesus followed…

The heart is overwhelmed today. Lead me to the Rock that is higher than i. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He renews my life; He leads me along the right paths for His name’s sake. Even…

Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine beside a spring; its branches climb over the wall. The archers attacked him, shot at him, and were hostile toward him. Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the…

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day “I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this…

Turning a miserably mundane Monday into Marvelous Monday. I actually don’t know the answer to this since Monday tends to be the most difficult day of the week for this 1tm, who doesn’t find joy in the job. Ecclesiastes tells me that enjoying the job is a gift from God. I guess that was not…

Be still and know that I am God. Waiting, trusting and hoping all go together. Does He have a good plan for me? I don’t know, but i am going to wait to see, trust that He is working the plan, and hope that it will be good.

The one talent manager was afraid of the boss and hid the resource entrusted to him. It is possible that he was frustrated that he only received one talent. For 20 years, Jacob worked for the house of Laban, while Laban cheated him and changed his wages 10 times. And yet Jacobs prayer to Yahweh,…

Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh. Psalms 9:10 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord . But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the…

A one talent manager should have the heart of a five talent manager. Resources are to be managed as a gift on loan. The Master is so amazing that we want to multiply His resources for His Kingdom. We don’t ignore His resources, and we are not covetous of another’s holdings. We make the most…

Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, so today it is said: “It will be provided on the Lord’s mountain.”…