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Fully Supplied

In the midst of many home projects I have found out that I do not have all the supplies that I need. Then I have to make a quick run to the hardware store to get what I need. What is more frustrating are the times that I have to make multiple runs to theContinue reading “Fully Supplied”

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 27, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Fully Supplied

Distributed Freely

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 27, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Distributed Freely

Assurance

We think of hope as something less than a wish or desire. But when the Bible speaks of hope it refers to an assurance of future events, the confident expectation that something will occur based upon the promises of God. Job 4:6 says, “Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity ofContinue reading “Assurance”

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Assurance

Secure Hope

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 26, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Secure Hope

Water For a Thirsty Land

I have lived in many different places in my life. We lived in Tempe, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada at various times. Both of these cities are in desert lands, where water is scarce and the land is parched. Both cities have needed to find water sources in order to sustain human and plant life.Continue reading “Water For a Thirsty Land”

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Water For a Thirsty Land

Living Water For the Soul

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 25, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Living Water For the Soul

Exalts Himself in Mercy

The world can be a mess sometimes. There are wars, pandemics, and natural disasters. We have people using violence to get what they want. Others are simply taking what is not theirs. How can we explain such a mess? Isaiah 30:18 says, “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exaltsContinue reading “Exalts Himself in Mercy”

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Exalts Himself in Mercy

Waiting To Be Gracious

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 24, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Waiting To Be Gracious

Truly Enlightened

When we learn something new, we say that we have been enlightened. Those lights can come from books, teachers, friends, experiences, and many other sources. But the quality of the enlightenment is dependent upon the wisdom of the source. Are we truly enlightened when we learn gossip, rumors, or false teaching or lies? John 1:9-12Continue reading “Truly Enlightened”

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 23, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Truly Enlightened

He Came Into the World That He Had Created

Posted byJim GleasonOctober 23, 2023Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on He Came Into the World That He Had Created

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