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Oh, To Be An Olive Tree

“But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.” Psalm 52:8

As I read this Psalm, the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that out of olives, olive oil is produced. And in scripture, olive oil is symbolic/representation of the Holy Spirit of God.

But to just back up for a minute, this statement is declared…

My Thoughts: “Faithfulness and a Truck”

This is a testimony of how amazing our God is.  A testimony that I pray will encourage you and restore or strengthen your faith in God’s faithfulness when we trust Him.

Our church decided that beginning in January of 2016, we are going to receive a team of young adults who will be coming to New Jersey as missionaries to serve in our church and minister to youth in the area.

As we began to pray…

My Thoughts: “Honorable Travelers”

“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, 12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.”   1 Peter 2:11-12

In re-interpreting these two verses in modern thinking, it would say:

“My friends, as you…

My Thoughts: “Preserved By Faith”

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”  …

My Thoughts: Naturally Supernatural

“…The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.”  James 5:16-18

One of the amazing things about God is the fact that He chooses do things…

My Thoughts: “Willful Directions”

Source: My Thoughts: “Willful Directions”

My Thoughts: “Willful Directions”

“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you oughtto say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast in your…

My Thoughts: “Just Ask”

“Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.”   James 4:1-3

In scripture, the Fatherhood of God…

My Thoughts: Loved Sons and Daughters

” For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren.”    Hebrews 2:10-11

God’s desire is for family.  God’s heart is for family.…