”…chosen…predestined according to the plan…in conformity with the purpose of his will”       [Ephesians 1:11] Have you ever received a phone call and the voice on the other end says…you have been chosen…you have won…you have been appointed?  It’s a breathtaking experience usually saved for a few.  Maybe you’ve been among those so blessed or maybe […]

” When a gentle south wind began to blow…”  [Acts 27:13] Trouble hardly ever begins ‘big’—it didn’t for the crew of this ship it was ‘just a gentle wind’ but suddenly the wind was hurricane force!  The ship took such a battering from the storm they began to throw the cargo overboard!  Paul’s words were—keep […]

” Examine and test and evaluate your own selves to see whether you are holding to your faith and showing proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves [not Christ]” [2 Corinthians 13:5] When things are collapsing all around us it’s easy to point the finger and play the blame game—even to consider God as […]