Author Archives: omie1976

It’s a little shocking to me to see that it’s been four years since I posted to my blog. The reasons for this do not constitute good excuses; the fact is that I lost confidence in myself in many ways, and I let that erode my trust in God’s guidance. Still, He is always patientlyContinue reading “Returning Thoughts”

April 10, 2021 This morning when I sat down to do my devotionals, the thought was swirling around that we have always questioned what we will do in Heaven. Personally, I know that the God Who is Perfect has not designed an eternal home for us that will be anything less than perfect for eachContinue reading “Praise Makes a Difference”

In my relationship with the Father, He communicates to me through the verses and passages and hymns that I encounter in my daily studies, and he was doing so even in the years when my study of His Word was NOT a daily thing. He has taught me that there can be, and needs toContinue reading “Flowering Communication”

This is from a woman I know: A while ago, I was praying in a short break between tasks in our church benevolence center. I had just finished reading Song of Solomon and was thinking about it, how different it is from other books of the Bible. Sharing that thought with the Father, I said,Continue reading “Moments with The Song”

We have a tendency to think that if we’ve lived decent, honorable lives, we’re surely on God’s “Nice” list. If there’s ever been some way in which I didn’t follow the WWJD format, our eternal and holy God and king will overlook it because I’ve been trying to do good things. There’s a problem withContinue reading “Are we on the Nice list?”

This is from a woman I know: When my kids were growing up, if we were on the way to a game or other destination, and had to pass by the porn store in our community, I would take that opportunity to speak a rebuke against it. “In Jesus’ power and through His blood ofContinue reading “Immanuel Isn’t Just A Figure of Speech”

In one of today’s devotionals, the lesson focused on 1 Kings 18:17-40. This passage relates the confrontation between the pagan prophets and Elijah on Mt. Carmel. The outcome of this challenge is that God showed up and took care of business, of course, and the queen’s idols didn’t because they couldn’t. The true and livingContinue reading “Today’s Idolatry”

How like the Syrian general we are! To give a synopsis of his story, found in the fifth chapter of Second Kings, it is: Naaman was the commander-in-chief of the armies of Aram (modern-day Syria), a position of great prestige and power. He had conquered cities, slain enemies by the thousands, come home covered inContinue reading “Our Brother Naaman”

This posting is dedicated to my sister-in-law Nan, whose sister passed away on July 1st. A New Song, An Old Song This song I give to you Is not a gift from me – It is a gift from years now past When faces that you grew to love Were young and fresh and new.Continue reading

In yesterday’s post, I told the tale of my sister Mary Louise in church on a fateful Sunday some sixty-five years ago. After I had saved the draft, I asked Jeff to read over it, proof it, make any suggestions he thought beneficial. For the record, Jeff was married to my late daughter Amy. TheContinue reading “Listening”