Spring of Hope

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series -8  An Overflowing Cup      "My cup runs over." (Psalm 23:5) Hundreds of people used to gather each week in the small town of Dalton, Georgia, to pray, socialize, and be healed around an overflowing Bible. Believers say the translucent oil has cured skin conditions and cancer. The ministry was named “ Flowing Oil ”. They say it has generated crystals, changed color, and increased in volume—inching upward in the tupperware container over the course of a few hours. They say small vials of oil refilled themselves overnight. “A Bible flowing with oil—something many are calling a modern miracle—continues to gather huge crowds,” the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported this past N...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series -7  A Table in the Desert       "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." (Psalm 23:5) There are many cooking shows and competitions on TV and social media.  In one of the, cooks are all given a box with the same ingredients and must use only those ingredients to create a dish within a fixed amount of time. The judges will select 3 dishes to taste based on visual appearance and technique. From these 3 they select one winner who will gain an advantage in the elimination test. The 3 judges taste the dish, and vote "yes" or "no" to keeping the chef in the competition; 2 "yes" votes are required for the chef to move on and receive a MasterChef apro...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series -6 The Rod and The Staff      "Your Rod and Your Staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4) The rod and the staff are two tools a shepherd carries all the time.  The rod is to defend and discipline while the staff is used for caring and feeding. Thye are both necessary for the wellbeing of the sheep.  The rod conveys the concept of authority, power, discipline and defense of the sheep. In terms of people as sheep, it is the word of God.  The rod signifies the law, reminiscent of the Aaron's rod, and the staff signifies the grace of God given through Jesus Christ. We can think of The rod as the Old Testament and the staff as the New Testament.  The Law protects our lif...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series -5  The Walk Through The Valley      "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me." (Psalm 23:4)     A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office. "Is it true," she wanted to know, "that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?" "Yes, I'm afraid so," the doctor told her. There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied,"I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS'." Everyone is worried or concerned about death, if not afraid.  Psalm 23 is known to be used in funerals and death services by most Ch...