War Heroes Written by Debbie Meece December 22, 2011 Behold your God! (Isaiah 40:9) This week in Brentwood, TN, a 23-year-old soldier came home from Iraq for Christmas. Complete with a police escort, he was welcomed by miles of yellow ribbons and American flags, as family, friends, and many folks he didn’t even know, lined…
Glimpse of Glory
Dear Friends: Years ago, when house-hunting in the Nashville area, the real estate agent pointed out a beautiful, blood-red brick antebellum home, complete with striking white columns, acres of rolling hills, and surrounded by pre-Civil war era stone walls. “That home is known as, “Glimpse of Glory,” my lovely Southern connoisseur of homes exclaimed with delight,…
The One True Gift
Dear Friends: We recently saw the popular Dr. Seuss cartoon, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which depicts a very green, and very mean Grinch character stealing all of the trappings of Christmas, and thereby thinking that he can stop Christmas from coming. This secular holiday cartoon, set in the imaginary world of Who-Ville, reminds us all too much…
My Father’s Chair
Written by David and Debbie Meece “He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” Revelation 3:21 (NASB) Imagine God rising from His throne and smiling as He welcomes us into our eternal dwelling place. …
Early in the Morning
“. . . I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies.” John 11:25 (NASB) Alleluia! Praise the risen King! Lord, we trust in Your great might as evidenced through Your death and resurrection. The resurrection of Christ is the cornerstone of our faith. Nothing else…
Once in a Lifetime
“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 Our lives are but a…
Over You
Written by Debbie Meece There is none over You! As Christians we believe that God is Lord of all, but on a daily basis we don’t always live our lives consistent with that belief. Why do we find it so hard to dwell in the shelter of Christ even though we know He is our…
Brokenness
Written by David and Debbie Meece Then Job replied to the Lord: “I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge? Surely I spoke of these things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know….
Every Step
Written by David and Debbie Meece Hear my voice when I call, O Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of You “Seek His face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide Your face from me, do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my helper….
Going Home
Written by David and Debbie Meece “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that…
