Faithful Service

“But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your HEART; consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 Am I serving faithfully if I do not tend to my heart? With a fit physical heart, the chances of living a long life increase. With a strong emotional heart, I’ll feel less …

Chocolate Worship

“If you are returning to the Lord with all your HEARTs, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 7:3 It’s so easy to take this verse at face value and say we don’t worship foreign …

Ponderings …

And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your HEART and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 10:12 Am I serving God to the fullest if I do not ensure that my …

With All Your Heart

“Love the Lord your God with all your HEART and with all your soul and with all your strength.”     Deuteronomy 6:5 Obeying that passage isn’t as easy as it sounds. That verse is telling me to put God in first place in all situations. It’s telling me to look up instead of inward, and then He’ll take care of the …

Of Heaven and Earth

“Acknowledge and take to HEART this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.” Deuteronomy 4:39   Or as it says in The Way (The Living Bible I received in 1976): “This is your wonderful thought for the day: Jehovah is God both in heaven and down here upon the earth; and …

Put One Foot in Front of the Other

“Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of decision as a continuing memorial before the Lord.” Exodus 28:29 Just start. Make a decision and Go. Put one foot forward, then the other. The most difficult part is beginning. I know, you’re too busy. I understand. So …

A Heart Offering

“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.” Exodus 25:2   What can I offer to God? What does my heart prompt me to give? Oftentimes it’s more than just the dollars and cents in the offering plate. What gifts can I offer or return …