Clever Free Methodist

  There is a powerful verse in the Old Testament book that comes from a father to his son. You may have heard of these two men: King David and his son, Solomon. The time is coming for Solomon to be the next King and Dad has some advice for him as he is facing the daunting task of building the Temple. This is what King David advised: 1 Chronicles 28:9-10 , “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. So take this seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the work.” That’s good advice. No, wait. That is great advice. No, maybe there is even a better way to say it. I know! It’s life-changing and sensational advice that we all want to embrace as a Christian. The fact remains that the life of a fol

  If you have shopped on-line, I am sure you are well acquainted with the term “your cart.” The “cart” works the same as any regular shopping cart in the retrial stores. Your “cart” is the location where all the items you are intending to purchase on-line are “stored” until you are ready to “check out and pay.”   Spiritually speaking, do you know we also have our own faith-based “cart?” That is “C-A-R-T” which is an acronym to help guide us in striving after holiness. We must be pursuing a sanctified life that is holy and pleasing to God (Romans 12:2). After all, choosing to live a sanctified life is considered reasonable, appropriate, and is not “too much to ask” (The Living Bible).   We must seek, daily, in a personal, loving and intimate relationship, our Lord and Savior, Jesus. Spending time with Him and in Scripture and prayer, will strengthen our resolve to be a holy people that brings glory to our Heavenly Father.   One way to do that is to remember the acronym “C-A-R-T”….we mus

If we’re honest, we must admit that when it comes to ministry, doing things for the church, others, and the Kingdom of God, we don’t try as hard as we could and even give up way too easily if the task seems challenging or difficult.   There is a unique Scripture found in Hosea 10:12 , “Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.”   This caught my attention in a devotional l was reading because, oddly enough, I have attempted several times to transplant my day lilies and to seed some marigolds around my house. It has been rather defeating due to how brick-hard the ground is in my yard. Just like  Hosea mentions it is very hard work breaking up unplowed ground.   Breaking up a new ground is very hard work. Since the ground has existed unchallenged for many years, the soil has never been cleared or tilled. I think the only thing my yard has encou