A Word about Turning Points

Today I want to share a word about turning points, as I comment on Revelation 2:1-7. This Scripture reads: 

“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

One of our enduring ministries in the CBA is our partnership with Samford University in hosting classes for the Samford Ministry Training Institute, through which we offer Bible college-level classes here in our county. Pastor Ed Ganus was the founding director of our center nearly 40 years ago, he and served faithfully as our director until the end of 2017. I have been trying to fill his shoes for the past four years, and I believe that SMTI is a great equipping ministry. I wish more of our church leaders would take advantage of it!

 Prophetic Turning Points:

I am currently teaching on the Minor Prophets, and the author of our text, John Phillips, noted four turning points in prophetic history in the Old Testament: 

1. Urbanization and a change to a mercantile economy caused greater contact with other nations for the Children of Israel.
2. Assyrian Imperialism changed the face of foreign affairs for the Children of Israel.
3. The captivity and deportation of the Kingdom of Israel left Judah vulnerable and it ultimately capitulated to the Assyrians as well.
4. When Judah returned from exile to Jerusalem their spiritual condition did not materially improve.

Potential Turning Points:

God led me to apply those same turning points to our current situation in America:

1. Urbanization and a change to a mercantile economy has caused greater contact with other nations.
2. The rise of militant Islam and a return to an expansionist policy in Russia has changed the face of our foreign affairs.
3. National debt and competition from China left has left our national economy vulnerable.
4. When COVID-19 transformed from a pandemic to endemic, will the spiritual condition of God’s people materially improve or not?.

So, where does that leave us and our churches?

Points To Ponder:

In many ways, I believe we are like the church at Ephesus. Our doctrine is sound, our missions organizations are strong and innovative, our seminaries and Christian universities are filled with great professors, and our prosperity is such that we can fund any ministry we decide to to support. These are all great aspects of our ministry and our churches, but I wonder, are we excited about church anymore? Are we excited about worship? Are we excited about missions and evangelism? If not, why not?

As we learn to live with COVID-19 we are approaching a critical turning point for our churches. We may not have any influence over the first three items on our list of potential turning points, but we can affect the last point. It is up to us to reengage spiritually and to rededicate ourselves to evangelism and discipleship. 

The overarching message of the Minor Prophets is that since Biblical Israel had lost their love for God, they would be replaced. We know now that God has chosen to work through the church as He brings His plan to its ultimate fruition. 

While God will not replace the church as His instrument, our Scripture for today tells us emphatically that God will replace individual churches. We need to take the warning to the church at Ephesus seriously, and evaluate our love and commitment to God on both a personal and a corporate level.

The stakes are high! We have a choice to make! Which will you choose?

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about Waiting Upon the Lord

 

Today I want to share a word about waiting upon the Lord, as I comment on Psalm 37:1-11:

Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret--it leads only to evil. For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there. But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

The Impulse to Act:

When a crisis occurs or when trouble comes, one of the most common human reactions is, “We must do something!” 

Often, that cry for action reaches the ears of our political leadership and the result is hastily drafted and flawed legislation which is usually expensive and might even make the situation worse. Because, “We must do something!” 

One commenter has called this hasty impulse to act “moral panic,” and he may well be right.

The Wisdom of the Psalmist:

In fact, the wisdom of the Psalmist is just the opposite of a moral panic. The Psalmist’s answer to a crisis or trouble is to wait. Specifically, he urges us to wait upon the Lord. God’s timing is always perfect and when we get ahead of Him we usually make things worse. The Bible is full of examples of just this type of mistake.

One example is when Abraham and Sarah decided that he should have a son by Hagar, Sarah’s servant. From this act the Arab nations were born, and a conflict was sparked between the Jews and the Arabs that continues to trouble us until the present day.

Another example is how King Saul failed to wait for Samuel to arrive at Gilgal and make a sacrifice to the Lord which, Saul was not authorized to do. His troops were scared, and Samuel was delayed, so Saul “had to do something,” but actually he didn’t, since Samuel appeared just after the sacrifice was made. Because he failed to wait, Saul lost his crown.

A third example is when King David recaptured the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines. He didn’t wait for the Levites to come from Jerusalem to carry the Ark, but placed it on an oxcart. When the ox stumbled, a man named Uzzah placed a hand on the Ark to steady it, and God killed him for violating the Law. Of course, it was really David who had violated the Law, and he was so shaken he stored the Ark outside of Jerusalem for three months. A man’s life was a high price to pay for being impatient.

The Work of Waiting:

Military commanders have learned through hard experience that the first reports of both success and failure are inevitably wrong in some way, and often wildly so. Good commanders are patient and they have learned to wait for confirmation before responding to either good news or bad. So, when trouble comes, we need to learn to wait upon the Lord and not give in to moral panic. As we wait, however, God has given us some tasks to do:

• Trust in the Lord and do good.
• Take delight in the Lord and commit our way to him.
• Be still and do not fret.
• Learn to be meek and put away wrath.

If we focus on our relationship to God we will sooner or later see Him act to bless us and to glorify His Name. Like in the Parable of the Sower, grass may spring up today, and wither on the morrow. God is not laying down a sod lawn in our lives, but He is planting trees that thrive in living water. Trees take a considerable time to mature but they are inherently strong and resilient, especially when compared to grass. 

The Fruit of Our Efforts:

A great example of waiting on God is found in Acts 1 and 2. At the Ascension of Christ, the Disciples were told to go back to Jerusalem and to wait for the Holy Spirit. They did and while they waited, they prayed and sought God. On the Day of Pentecost, not before and not after, the Holy Spirit came, and a great harvest of souls was gathered in. 

God is growing spiritual trees in our lives and when we short-circuit that process we are the ones to suffer. Let’s learn to patiently and wisely wait upon the Lord!

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about the Affairs of the Heart

Today I want to share a word about the affairs of the heart, as I comment on Jeremiah 17:5-10. This passage reads:

Thus says the LORD: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the LORD. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse-- who can understand it? I the LORD test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings.

On February 14th many people around the world celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. This feast day in the Anglican Church tradition has come to symbolize romantic love, and like many traditions, its origin is somewhat murky, with little agreement about the details of why we celebrate romantic love on this day of the year.

The legends of St. Valentine’s Day are many. One such story has St. Valentine being martyred by the Roman empire for illegally marrying Christian couples. Another story asserts that the night before his execution, the future saint send a goodbye note to a loved one signed “Your Valentine,” from which we get the modern practice of sending Valentine’s cards. A third story details how St. Valentine would give heart-shaped pieces of parchment to couples to remind them of their marriage vows and of God’s love.  

These stories are not endless, but they are copious!

Whatever the actual truth may be, it is complicated by the fact that there were at least two leaders of the early church named Valentine who were martyred by the Romans for obeying God’s law above human law.  This too, is romantic, but not in the way St. Valentine’s Day portrays romance. There is something very appealing, however, about Christian believers who choose following God even to the cost of their own lives.

If we could inquire about the affairs of the human heart to Jeremiah today, his concern would not be about romantic love, or cards shaped like hearts. His concern would be if our hearts were aligned with God’s will or if they were in rebellion against God. And he would be concerned for the right reasons.

If our hearts are not right with God, the rest of our lives will be out of balance as well. Like the David in the 1st Psalm, Jeremiah clearly argues that the key to a happy life is not a happy wife as the saying goes, but a right relationship with God that transforms our hearts.

Because our hearts are naturally wicked, they must be made new by the power of God. When our spiritual lives thrive, that sets the conditions for our natural lives to thrive as well. Conversely, when we are spiritually weak, the ability to thrive in our natural lives will be equally compromised.

Celebrating St. Valentine’s day the way we do is fun and harmless. If we really wanted to celebrate the martyrs who share that name, however, we need to renew our love relationship with our Heavenly Father, so I will leave you with this command from Jesus:

“If you love me, keep my commandments”

Amen and amen!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about Putting First Things First

 

 Today I want to share a word about putting first things first, as I comment on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. This Scripture reads:

Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you--unless you have come to believe in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them--though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.

Follow the Proper Order in a Recipe:

I am not a good cook. In fact, I really can’t cook at all except for breakfast. When I was young, my dad would cook breakfast on Sunday mornings before church, and when I was a teenager I began to help him. I quickly found that dish that I cooked the best was hominy grits.

Grits as a food are a blank canvas. By themselves they are almost tasteless, but when properly seasoned, they can be very tasty. The key that I have discovered for preparing good grits is simple, but essential: you must add salt to the water BEFORE you boil it and BEFORE you add the grits.

It may not matter when you add the ingredients or the spices in the case of many recipes, You can just toss everything into a pan or bowl, add the right amount of heat for the right amount of time and, voilà! You have a masterpiece of a meal to serve. On the other hand, this is not true for many, even most, recipes, and it is certainly not true in my experience preparing grits. To me, there is no substitute for salting the water before adding the grits.

You may think I am crazy, but I believe that I can always tell when someone has failed to salt the water properly when cooking grits. I don’t think the salt can properly infuse the grits if you wait until later to add salt or only add salt when the grits are served. I am convinced of this fact, and you can’t tell me otherwise. 

Sorry! I am just a grits snob, I guess!

Follow the Proper Order in Serving God:

What does this have to do with our focal passage for today? Just this: Paul wanted to make sure that the Corinthian Christians got the order correct in their minds and hearts. To Paul, it did not matter what you added into your spiritual life if, at first, you didn’t embrace the Gospel. The Gospel was essential, and it came first!

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul discussed the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the work of the church.

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul discussed how you can be a very gifted person, but that you’d essentially be useless without embodying God’s love.

In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul discussed how you can be expressive in worship, but without God, all that would do is confuse people.

In our passage today, Paul took the Corinthians back to the core and essence of their faith, the Gospel, and reminded them without having the salvation of Christ all of the other things he talked about meant nothing. Paul taught firmly and directly that unless we embrace the Gospel first, we are hopeless, helpless, hapless, and, in truth, harmful to ourselves and others.

Conclusion:

If Paul was here addressing us today he’d tell us to put first things first! The Gospel must be first in our lives, or we will be as tasteless as unsalted grits. To be the the salt of the world we first must be infused with the Gospel!

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about the No-Win Scenario

Today I want to share a word about the no-win scenario, as I comment on Psalm 71:1-6.

That passage reads: 

In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. Be to me a rock of refuge, a strong fortress, to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel. For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.

When There Are No Good Options:

Have you ever considered what you will do when the day comes that there are no good options? When you face what Star Trek’s Captain Kirk called a “no-win scenario?”

In the modern world, we have come to expect there to always be a way out of a crisis situation. In times past, we relied on family and on our own skills to work our way out of a jam. In modern times we have often turned to our government, the most powerful and affluent in the world, to help us when things go bad. And, up to now, for most of us, these sources of help have come through. 

But, what if they can’t? Even if they wanted to, the day may come, sooner rather than later, when those earthly sources of help may not be enough. When that day comes, what will we do?

I don’t know, to be honest, but I do know what four U.S. Army chaplains did when they faced that day.

The Four Chaplains:

During the Second World War, the S.S. Dorchester was steaming in a convoy from Newfoundland to Greenland on the night of February 2 & 3, 1943. The former passenger liner had been commandeered for use as a troopship, and 902 souls were on board when the German submarine U-233 torpedoed her with less than 150 miles to go on her journey.

It was bedlam aboard the sinking ship. Many Soldiers were unable to find their life jackets, and others were forced to flee the rush of incoming water without coats or gloves on that freezing winter’s night. Some of the troops began to panic, but four U.S. Army chaplains, George Fox, Alexander Goode, John Washington, and Clark Poling offered them hope and encouragement.

The four chaplains gave away their life jackets and gloves. They sang hymns and said prayers. As the ship went down, they were seen with linked arms, praying as the water overtook them.

How could these men sacrifice so much and be so brave? They knew God and trusted Him above all.

Security is in Knowing God:

We may never have a “come to Jesus” moment like occurred on the S.S. Dorchester. 

We may never have to decide if our faith is strong enough to give away our life jacket. 

We may never go down with a ship as a martyr. 

We all, however, unless Jesus comes, will face the day that our own mortality will be realized. Even more frightening is the fact that such a day may come for a loved one, or some other calamity will beset one whom we love but whom we cannot help. What will we do then?

The thing we must do is to follow the model of the Psalmist did and say, with gratitude, “In you, O LORD, I take refuge.”

We should not live in dread, but we do need to be realistic. One day, like the pilots of a crashing plane we will “run out of speed, altitude, and ideas all at the same time." When we do, we will face the same decision as faced the Four Chaplains 79 years ago. The good thing for us is that in those intervening decades, their God, and ours’s,  has not changed.

A No-Win Scenario?

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk did not believe in the no-win scenario. The good news is that our God doesn’t either, and neither do we, as long as with the Psalmist we say, “In you, O LORD, I take refuge.”

When we face the day when we have no options, because God is our refuge, we, too, can sing hymns. Let me suggest the one that says,

“I know whom I have believed,

and I'm persuaded that He is able 

to keep that which I've committed 

unto Him against that day!”

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about Ignorance is not Bliss

 

Today I want to share a word about Ignorance Is Not Bliss, as I comment on Nehemiah 8:1—3 and 8-10. This Scripture reads: 

All the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had given to Israel. Accordingly, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the first day of the seventh month. He read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law. So they read from the book, from the law of God, with interpretation. They gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading. And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our LORD; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You:

An old saying goes, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.” Sadly, that statement is more of a wish than it is a fact. Often times what you don’t know can cause you many problems. I found this out years ago when I was a young officer in the U.S. Army, Let me explain:

At the time this incident happened, I was a Military Police lieutenant, and I was working as the duty officer for the midnight shift. My duty day ended at 7:00am, and then I would go home and go to sleep so that I could get up in time to spend the evening with my wife before reporting for duty at 11:00pm that same day. It was the day after my last night of a three-night tour as duty officer, and I was tired. I slept like a log!

The problem was that just after I left the installation to drive home, an unannounced inspection of my unit took place. I was home sleeping like a dead man while my phone in my living room rang off the hook! When I finally heard it ringing and got u to answer it, one of my squad leaders was on the other end of the line. “Hey sir,” he said. “You’re sleeping through our surprise inspection!”

I just shook my head, climbed back into my uniform, and headed off to the base. It was all over but the shouting by the time I got there, and even though I had a reason for not showing up, that did not ingratiate me at all with my commander, who, to tell the truth, didn’t really like me much in any case. 

What I didn’t know may not have hurt me, but it didn’t help me, and it was awkward, to say the least!

Ignorance is Not Bliss:

By the time Nehemiah had journeyed to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls of the city Ezra the High  the priest had also returned from exile in Babylon. While Nehemiah was primarily concerned about the defenses of the city, Ezra was concerned about the spiritual condition of the Jews there. Their interests merged at the time when the new walls were dedicated to God. Ezra was asked to bring out the Word of God and to read it to the people. He did so, and not only did he read it, but he also explained it.

When the Children of Israel heard the Word, they were shattered. They wept because they had sinned against God. They did not know God’s standards and His intent, because they had not read God’s Word. What they didn’t know was hurting them. Now they had a choice to make.

They could choose to go on living as they had before. They could go on ignoring God’s Word and His Ways. They could continue to live in their sin, and suffer the consequences of it.

On the other hand, they could choose to hear and obey God’s Word. They could make a decision of their will and repent of their wicked ways. They could follow the Word now that they knew it.

What would they do?

 Bliss is Knowing God:

Ezra, Nehemiah, and other leaders in Israel knew God. They knew that God loved His people and that He had allowed them to rebuild their city. They also knew that God was gracious to allow them to hear God’s Word and understand His Way. From their perspective, repentance was a good thing!

So the leaders of Israel told the people to wipe their tears and to celebrate the God that loved them. Instead of hiding in shame, or running away in fear, they should enjoy their revived and refreshed relationship with their God. They should rest in the knowledge that their God is a loving God and one who forgives the repentant sinner.

Conclusion:

A true saying that I learned is the Army is that “Bad news does not get better with age!” We need to take a hard and realistic look at our lives. We need to compare our lives to the revealed Will of God as found in His Holy Word. Instead of ignoring the difference, we need to embrace it, to repent of it, and to turn to God for His forgiveness and Him to rebuild our lives.

Thank God today for His love and care for us in that God that He gives us the bad news to turn us toward the Good News. Let’s yield our lives to God and learn to follow His Word and His Way, and to receive His glorious blessings!

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt

A Word about the Distinction that Makes a Difference

 

Today I want to share a word about the distinction that makes a difference, as I comment on Psalm 36:5-10.

This Scripture reads: 

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

The Distinction that Makes a Difference:

Human have many different ways of saying the same thing. For example:

“Six of one and half a dozen of another.”

“Lead, guide, and direct . . .”

“Working mother”

“Am I right, or am I right?”

“A nod is as good as a wink”

“Two sides of the same coin”

“Its the same difference”

We call these types of comments, “distinctions without a difference.” In Psalm 36, the Psalmist, however, was making a clear distinction between the wicked, whom he described in verses 1-4, and God, whom He exalts in verses 5-10. The qualities of God that the Psalmist made his focus are still active on our lives today.

The Extent of the Difference:

It is easy to see that the Psalmist is trying to describe a God whose difference from frail, fragile, and fault-filled humanity is unlimited. It is as high as the sky and as deep as the bottom of the ocean. It is as rugged and imposing as mountains, and it includes all creatures. God is just . . . different! Greater! Higher! Better!

People struggle with getting the right balance in our relationship to God. For some of us, God is our best friend and we expect Him to be as understanding of our failures as a close friend. For others, God is an awe-inspiring terror who is all-righteous, almighty, and all controlling. The truth is He is both and neither at the same time.

God is just so great and mighty and so far above us our words fail us when we try to describe Him. The Psalmist did well in this passage, but even he could not do God justice. One point is driven home however. God is different! Wow, is He different!

The Quality of the Difference:

As we stand in awe of God and how different He is from us, we would have every right to be afraid. Humans often shy away from something with which they are not familiar or which they do not understand. The blessing for us, then, is that difference we find in God is not just overwhelmingly huge, it also has the quality of love.

Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 that greatness without love is useless:

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

The good news for us is that, like John told us, “God is Love.” The Psalmist expressed that love in a number of vibrant word pictures that showed us the quality of love God has for His people. His love is as great as the difference is between Himself and humanity. As Paul also said, God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” What an encouraging thought in difficult times!

The Endurance of the Difference:

The Psalmist concluded this passage by making the point that, not only is the difference great, and not only is the difference a blessing, the difference is also continuous. God will continue to love His people with a great and mighty, life altering love.

I have always preached with notes, and in recent years I have begun to take a tablet into the pulpit instead of paper notes. I always have a tablet with me, so there is no need to print notes which will be discarded after the sermon is preached. The one thing I have to remember to do, however, is to make sure the screen of my tablet doesn’t shut itself off in the middle of a sermon. I need my tablet screen to  display my notes continually during a sermon. Otherwise, I may lose my place and it can get ugly.

It is a good thing for us that God’s love never switches itself off and neither does it have an expiration date. The Psalmist knew this, and he encouraged God’s people to trust Him and rely upon Him for He is trustworthy. Today we can claim the promise that Jesus gave the Disciples, “Lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” God is with us for the long haul and we can rest in Him!

Conclusion:

The Psalmist fell over himself trying to describe how God is different than wicked humanity. He did well, but because he, too, is human, his words fall short of God’s true glory. 

As great and wonderful as the Psalmist said God is, the amazing thing is that God is even greater. What that means for us is that God is willing, able, and qualified to bless us beyond measure, and He will never stop loving us. 

Thank God today for His love and care in our lives. Learn to rest in Him and receive His glorious blessings!

Every blessing,

Dr. Otis Corbitt