AT THE GAME BUT NOT IN IT

Long time NY Mets fan, Rafael Diaz had the privilege of seeing the first ever ‘no-hitter’ thrown in Mets history. It was June 1, 2012. Met’s ace Johan Santana was on the mound to face off against the St. Louis Cardinals. Santana was dominant throughout the game....

Take Courage

Psalm 31:24 “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.”  David wrote this Psalm, and David is an example of a man whose courage came from being God-confident. What fueled David’s courage was his confidence in God’s promises, God’s...

Look

“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22 I recently heard a story from pastor, author, and speaker Megan Fate Marshman. Megan shares about her now-deceased husband Randy. He was a skilled surgeon, who...

Thankful Even Though

Thanksgiving is so much more than turkey and football. When you praise and thank God, you invite God’s glory and presence into your heart and into the room. The Bible speaks about how we can put on a “garment of praise” in Isaiah 61:3. Praise and thanksgiving...

RIP THE ROOF OFF

1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic...

Open Doors

What did Jesus mean when he told us to ask, seek, and knock? Mathew 7:7- “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” When Jesus says ask and it will be given to you, He is referring to prayer. Prayer is how we...