(Isaiah 48:2) "For they call themselves after the holy city, and anchor themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.”     A boat out to sea will be tossed to and fro when a strong wind comes up.  The waves of the sea will splash up against it, tossing it all about, and the proper anchor can hold it and keep it from being carried away by the waves and turned over.  Are you anchored to the Most High God?  Do you place your hope in Him through Jesus Christ?  Or are you...

The Lord says that in this world we will have trouble.  We live in a fallen world. He gave us free will, and some use their free will to the disadvantage of others, and then there is Satan who “Roams the earth seeking whom he may devour.” We, ourselves, also experience things we have done that we regret.  The Lord wants us to move on, go forward, and not look back. (Philippians 3:14) “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” He tells us not to look...

(Matthew 21:19) ‘ Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately, the tree withered.”     When Jesus comes into your heart, and you truly surrender all to Him, self, self-righteousness, and self-works die, and His Spirit and the freedom and grace that come with His Spirit come alive in you!    (Galatians 5:16-18)  “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the...