New Season

Fall is such a beautiful season.  Only God could make beautiful, something such as death.  Of course, what I’m referring to are all of the wonderful fall colors in the leaves which are dying.  Then when the death of those same leaves is complete, what’s left is a bare tree.  Bareness, if you really think about it is kind of bleak.  There is just nothing there. 

What do we have to compare this to spiritually speaking?  “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints” Ps. 116.15.  To God the death of a believer is beautiful.  Why?  Because, they now are safely awaiting the resurrection, no more to be tempted and hurt.  Most importantly they are safe in His salvation.  However, those of us left behind tend to focus more on the emptiness and the bleakness when they are gone.  I’m so thankful that we can trust our God.  If it is beautiful to Him, then we can be sure that we can be content on behalf of our loved ones.

Christ Our Peace

 There is so much turmoil in our world. People are suffering so much loss both here and abroad. It seems there are so many natural disasters now that you can expect there to be a new one when you look at the headlines for each new day. We are definitely living in a time when “men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming upon the earth…” Lk. 21:26. People realize that things aren’t right and they try to explain what’s happening in many various ways, but the fact of the matter is “…that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs…eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption…” Rom. 8:22, 23.

 I’m so thankful for Jesus Christ, “for He Himself is our peace…” Eph. 2:14. In Him, we can have the, “…peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,” which “will guard your hearts and minds…” Phil. 4:7. Those same hearts that are failing others from fear are guarded for those who have faith in the Son of God. Why? Because, “we love Him because He first loved us”, and “perfect love casts out fear…” 1 Jn. 4:19, 18. If you’ve come to Jesus and seen what He has done for you, you come to realize you truly have nothing to fear. After all, “If God is for us, who can be against us…” what “shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword… death nor life, or angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rom. 8:31,35,38,39. So, what do we have to fear?

First Snow

One of my favorite things in nature is the first snow of the cold season. It gives you that nostalgic feeling that the holidays are soon upon us. It’s a reminder of how important it is to sometimes just hunker down, cuddle and spend time with your family. It’s at these times that we (my family) love to sit down together and reminisce of past years, past experiences, and funny stories.


There’s just something about that silent stillness that a snow with large snowflakes brings. It’s so peaceful. It reminds me of Ps. 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God…” Life in this world can become so chaotic sometimes. Especially over the past couple months. There has been so much destruction, pain, and heartache both from nature as well as from human choices. Those snowstorms of silence have a way of pulling you out of the chaos even if it is only briefly. It’s too bad that first snowstorms are almost always very short lived and then it’s back to normalcy. However, I’m always thankful for the reminder that wonderful times are shortly ahead.

Philippians 1:6

Praise God for what He has been doing through the preaching of the Word throughout the “Unveiling Revelation” evangelistic seminar. God is entrusting us with many precious souls. May we be a constant support and encouragement to all of these wonderful people.


Phil. 1:6 tells us that we can be “…confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;”. Let us remember that this principle holds true with all of our friends that have been hearing for the first time the truths that we all hold dear. God will guide them and lead them through various trials as they struggle to incorporate all of these truths in their lives. We must be careful not to press upon them where we think they should be in their spiritual journey. After all, every different type of seed in the natural world requires various amounts of water, time, and temperatures in order to germinate and grow healthily. The same is true with spiritual seeds.


Where we usually get in trouble is when we put our expectations on others. In doing so we set them up for failure and ourselves up for disappointment. Thankfully, God knows just how much pressure to apply and at the same time He supplies the power to accomplish what He places before them. May God, grant us all the wisdom we need as we mentor and befriend all of these beautiful people that He has brought into our midst.