Sunday’s Blessing – 11/30/2025 – Wisdom

Sunday’s Blessing – 11/30/2025 – Wisdom

I wrongly get accused of being smart. I always respond to these comments with this: “I just guess well.” One thing I do have going for me is the ability to reason. My background in mathematics trained me to look for patterns, cipher options to find the best alternative, and, for the most part, remember things. That last trait has become less reliable in recent years.

I love to fix things that are either broken or simply not working. A recent example: The charger on the battery-operated blower was acting strangely. Sometimes it would charge and other times it wouldn’t. Was the charger? Was it the battery? Was it an issue with the blower itself? I Googled solutions, tried several options shown, but still the blower would randomly work and randomly fail. Or, at least seemingly random. One day as I was placing the battery back on the charger, I noticed the charger engaged then stopped charging. That was the first time I ever saw the charger stop. I removed the battery and placed it again on the charger. This time I slid the battery in place very slowly until the charger engaged.

I noticed it was not seated all the way down on the charger. Apparently, over time, either the contacts in the fully seated position had worn, or the stop mechanism had gotten worn or broken. Regardless, since placing the battery in the “almost” seated position, the battery always charges.

This repair was the result of knowledge. I don’t know anything about batteries or battery chargers. However, I am observant. By using data from those observations, I can build a bank of options to explore. Sometimes one of those options become a solution.

That is a purely natural example of gaining what I call wisdom. It’s the application of knowledge to solve a problem. Scripture teaches us that there is wisdom available for the Believer because the Holy Spirit, who indwells the believer, can reveal things to you that you have not previously known. 

I have experienced this as well. It had to do with another natural (or carnal) situation. I had struggled with finding an answer to a client’s software issue. One morning on my one-hour commute to work I prayed and ask the Lord to help me with the problem. The client was growing weary of us not providing an answer, and that, in turn, cast a bad light on me. Shortly after this brief prayer, a word came into my head that I do not remember ever hearing. The word, or phrase in this case, was “depletion indicator”. As soon as I got to the office, I found the “guru” of our system design and posed the question, “Have you ever heard of ‘depletion indicator’?” He immediately explained the purpose of this option and where to find it.

I was so excited to contact the client and have them try this option, and it worked! I then went a told my manager what had happened. He said, “Keep praying!” This incident became an opportunity to witness of the wisdom provided by our Creator to those who have entered into the New Covenant with Him.

Now, for today’s blessing:

May the God of Wisdom reveal truths to you in time of need

So you can be a testimony of the goodness of God

So you can be spared the frustration of not knowing

So your purpose can be fulfilled by receiving needing information

May the Holy Spirit bring all things to your remembrance

So you can draw from the reservoir of knowledge accumulated over your lifetime

Brought forth at the appropriate time to help with the challenges you face

So you can appreciate the grace gifts extended to you by the Lord

May you live in a place of thanksgiving for the God-life given to you at salvation

And learn to hear and respond to that Still Small Voice inside you, the Holy Spirit

Who will guide you as you walk through your days

Leading you deeper and deeper into your purpose

Sunday’s Blessing – 11/09/2025 – Surprise!

Sunday’s Blessing – 11/09/2025 – Surprise!

Have you ever been surprised? I don’t mean a “surprise” birthday party that you were pretty sure was coming. I mean something that was not even on the radar. When the tire blows on the interstate – surprise! When the phone rings with a call from the hospital – surprise!

Or, when a friend calls and says they are coming over today – unexpectedly – surprise!

The point of all of this is when a surprise comes which calls your giftings into action or allows you an opportunity to operate in your purpose, the reaction is very different. Even though there is still an element of stress, the energy you feel somehow overrides the nerves and allows you to perform nearly super-human tasks in order to get the job done.

What if we actually planned times to operate in our purpose instead of waiting on “surprise” moments? Many more people would be blessed and you would not be as stressed. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you how. Plan that meet-up with the widows or single moms in your life. Go help the neighbor with their lawn. Visit a nursing home. Volunteer to do taxes for folks in your church or civic group (if you know how!). Leave a sack of groceries on the porch, anonymously,  of the family who just lost a job, or a loved one, or just because.

You will find great fulfillment in your life and others will be greatly blessed.

Now for today’s blessing:

Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Hebrews 13:20-21 (ESV)

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (ESV)

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (ESV)

Sunday’s Blessing – 09/28/2025 – David, King of Israel

Sunday’s Blessing – 09/28/2025 – David, King of Israel

The Bible study group I meet with has just started going through a book on the life of David. It’s one of my favorite people in the Old Testament. There are so many things which makes the life of David such an interesting study. The state of Israel was in flux, being led by judges. The majority of Israel demanded a king. Instead of waiting on the timing of the Lord, they elected Saul as king. He didn’t even want to be king, “the lot” fell on him.

In like fashion, David didn’t want to be king. When Samuel went to Jesse’s house to anoint one of his sons to replace Saul as king, David wasn’t even invited to the party. After being anointed by the prophet, David returned to the field to watch after the sheep.

Saul was full of pride. David was full of love for his Lord. God Himself said of David, “He is a man after My own heart.”

I’m looking forward to the retelling of the story of David; how he served Saul, fought Goliath, how he ruled a united Israel, returned the ark to Jerusalem, built a new tabernacle for worshiping the Lord, and introduced music as a primary tool for exalting God among the people.

The best news we learn from David is that you do not have to be perfect to have a desire for the heart of God. You do not have to be flawless to be used in representing the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. You do not have to be sinless to be a vessel God can use. You only have to be willing to say “Yes” when God calls.

Now for today’s blessing:

When God comes to you with His anointing, receive it

So you can have what you need for the journey into your purpose

So you can live aware of where your strength comes from

In order to manifest the glory of God wherever you are

When opportunities arise for you to represent God, do it

So you can bring peace to troubled hearts, like David did for Saul

So you can defeat enemies (like Goliath) which rise up against your purpose

Which allow you to simply “be to the praise of His Glory” (Ephesians 1)

When your heart leads you down unknown paths, go for it

So you can introduce new things to those in your sphere of influence

So you can fulfill your purpose as only you can

To bring honor to the Most High God in your lifetime