Devotionals

2 Tim 2:12-19 (15) Some people, somehow demand respect in their humility. Dr. Omar Lee is such a man. He earned this respect in classroom and pulpit. I and many of his other ministerial students who sat in his classes at Kansas City College and Bible School hold him in high esteem. One reason this […]

Acts 4:23-30 (24)  In our affluent society it is difficult to find a person who has been truly persecuted for Christ\’s sake. We are pampered and spoiled. Our view of the Tribulation Period is probably skewed because we have not run in terror from the Secret Police. We have a filtered mental image of trial

Luke 16:10-13 (10)  Who is Mr. Church of God (Holiness)? In my opinion that title should be given to Dr. I. C. Holland. He has served the Lord in the Church of God (Holiness) from an early age and he has served well. Even while attending the University of Missouri as a young man he

2 Cor 11:22-33 (30)  Some days I could not remember no matter how hard I tried. I will never forget one particular day, however. I was a high school senior at Mt. Zion Bible School. Mary Kimbrough and I stood on the campus behind the boys dorm. I held the brand new book that she

Eph 6:10-18 (10)  If I were to visualize the people of God in armor as prepared for battle the image of one man would quickly come to my mind. This man has blazed a trail wherever he has served. He has stood as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar in his opposition to individuals who

Deuteronomy 28:58-64(58) I am afraid of heights. No. I am terrified of heights. I needed to work on my two-story house in Kansas City. The strategy I had planned didn=t slow down the elephants tromping around in my stomach. I purchased some eye hooks, clamps and strap. Reaching the second story I would screw the

Psalm 72:17-19 (17) The knight kneeling before his lord is a picture that brings feelings of nobleness to our mind. The person of Asian decent bowing the head and stooping to those to whom he wishes to show respect causes us to have feelings of admiration and appreciation. The European man kneeling on one knee

Jeremiah 23:1-8 (6) Loren D McBain writes in Leadership magazine (Vol 15 no 3) that in a NCAA cross-country championship 123 of the 128 runners missed a turn. Mike Delcavo did not miss the turn. Rather that continue alone with the other seven who now had a greater chance to win since the 123 would

Psalm 113:1-3 (2) I sat in the Los Angeles Ram\’s stadium. I was awed by the excitement of worship that permeated the atmosphere. Sixty-five thousand men had sung praises to God in beautiful harmony. Sixty-five thousand men had lifted their voices to God in prayer. Sixty-five thousand men had pored over their open Bibles in

Gen 22:5-14 (14) I was fascinated as the ranching couple told of the miraculous hand of God that had blessed their lives. On one occasion they leased some drills on a buy/lease program. After several years they could buy the drills for the salvage price. They needed the drills in order to plant their seed.