Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Wonder…a sense of wonder. Isn’t that where we all end up when we consider our God, His creation, the works of His mighty hand?

I once had an office mate at work with whom I did this wondering out loud. One day I was talking about one thing in particular that I wondered about when she suddenly burst out with, “Bill, you just wonder TOO MUCH!” Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Read these words of Jesus from the book of John:

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 NLT)

Lately, I’ve given the Lord reason for Him to bring these words to my mind and to read John 15. In the Christian community we talk about things like “spiritual growth” or “maturity” and the Bible seems to be filled with “DOs and DON’Ts” regarding how we are to live our new lives. Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

How amazingly quick and efficient is the God we worship and serve! When He speaks to me I hear no audible voice and He usually speaks His mind in an instant. Yet, to relate what He says takes me many words and much time. It’s as if He gave me an mp3 file which took only a moment to download but which took hours to play. He spoke to me that way this morning and I am still considering the weight and substance of His thoughts. Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Read these words from Isaiah:

“On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; all day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind the Lord, take no rest for yourselves.” (Isaiah 62:6)

Recently I was given an opportunity through which the Lord reminded me about aspects of intercessory prayer that I had forgotten. Perhaps you have been in the place I was and can identify. I admit I am a slow learner when it comes to spiritual matters and need repeated instruction to get it to “sink in.” Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“I was sinking deep in sin,
Far from the peaceful shore,
Very deeply stained within,
Sinking to rise no more;
But the Master of the sea
Heard my despairing cry,
From the waters lifted me,
Now safe am I.

Love lifted me!
Love lifted me!
When nothing else could help,
Love lifted me.”

(Love Lifted Me Copyright 1912, by Charlie D. Tillman. Robert H. Coleman, Owner)

That’s the way I felt last night. Oh, I know the subject of the song is really the salvation experience–that moment when God reaches down in His grace and pulls us up into His arms, just as we are, from the depths of sin. Still, this old song came to mind. Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Enjoy yourself.
It’s later than you think.
Enjoy yourself
While you’re still in the pink.
The years may go as quickly as a wink.
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself!
It’s later than you think.

(Music by Carl Sigman, lyrics by Herb Magidson, copyright 1950)

Now, why I thought of this old song I’ll never know, but it took me on another journey with the Lord into the history of this language that He gave us. It illustrated for me again the richness of our vocabulary and, most important, gave me new insight into how I can use my words in praise and worship of Him; of how I can enjoy myself as I enjoy Him. Read more »