“When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom” (John 2:9). Only the servants knew the source of the wine that was changed from water. Those who served had knowledge…

“God, my strength, my stronghold, my safe retreat when trouble descends:”  (Jeremiah 16:19 MSG).  Trouble descends as a storm from above. Rain can be gentle and refreshing or it can come down as a deluge leading to a flood. The former is refreshing, producing growth and clearing the pollen. The latter overflows the river banks and destroys everything in its…

“For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe” (1Timothy 4:10). Those who trust in the living God labor with a goal in view that is different from the activities of others. There are luxuries not afforded the faithful for…