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HIDE AND SEEK

"I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.  And he arose, and came to his father.  But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him" (Luke 15:18-20).   During my daily quiet time with the Lord this week, I was struck by the enormous love of our Father God for us His children.   While the prodigal son in this parable was still a considerable distance from home, the father spotted him as he was making his way back to his father's house.   It was not by coincidence that his father saw him; his father had watched for him since the time that he had left, waiting hopefully for his son's return.   Then, when the father saw his son, there was no hesitancy and no second guessing of what his response should be: he ran to his son, embraced h...
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RUNNING THE RACE

Considering the seemingly super-human effort of the athletes at the upcoming 2026 Summer Olympics, I have to think about the preparation and training that these men and women go through for such accomplishments to be possible.  They all start their training at an early age, and all commit their lives to becoming the best at his/her sport.  The hours and years that they each spend perfecting their technique and strengthening their body, as well as the personal sacrifices that each has made, have paid off in making them the best athletes in the world.    Thinking about the dedication and sacrifice of all the great athletes that compete this year, I’m reminded of Saint Paul’s words in his letter to the Philippians where he writes, “ Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” (Philippians 3:8).  Fu...
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AND YOU SHALL BE WITNESSES

Just before Jesus ascended to His Father, He told His disciples to tarry in the city of Jerusalem until they were filled with power by the Holy Ghost.  The purpose of this outpouring of the Spirit, among other things, was that they might have power to become His witnesses.    On the day of Pentecost, the Jewish feast that marked the completion of the wheat harvest, as the Apostles and other disciples were gathered together in one place, there was suddenly the sound of a rushing, mighty wind.   It filled the place where they were assembled.  What appeared like tongues of fire settled on each of them and they all spoke in languages that they did not previously know as the Spirit filled and inspired them.  Jews from every nation were in Jerusalem that day, and every one heard the Gospel preached in their own language as the Spirit gave the disciples utterance.  So the words of Jesus that they would take His Message to the world began to be fulfil...
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