All posts by Christine Peart

Deuteronomy 32:11(CEV) The LORD was like an eagle teaching its young to fly, always ready to swoop down and catch them on its back. While slavery has been banned in most countries, some tenets of its ugly head still continue to rise up, not only in remote and primitive populations, but in civilized cultures as …

Ecclesiastes 3:1(KJV) To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Years ago, I came home from work utterly exhausted. I always took my job seriously, and I had been burning the midnight oil by finishing reports at home just so I could stay on task during the day …

Proverbs 20:5 (KJV) Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. In today’s world, it’s all about pushing the product. Everyone is looking for a way to make what they are selling sound appealing. When I was a kid, you were made to believe …

Psalms 127:2 (KJV) It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. I once stayed at a five-star hotel and received very poor service. The hotel was beautiful in every way; no expense had been spared in the …

Isaiah 44:15 (KJV) Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. Our lives are filled with many routines. Whether your daily …

Genesis 1:3 (KJV) And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. I once heard a comedian speak about the arrogance of the human brain. He described it in this way: “Every night when I get up to go to the bathroom, my brain tells me that this is my bedroom and I …

1 Corinthians 6:19(KJV) What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? There is something about the mindset of owners that distinguishes them from renters. Owners take pride in their work and see to it …

Deuteronomy 2:16(KJV) So, it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people. Sickness never comes at a convenient time. It is intrusive and rude, demanding and overbearing. It usually brings with it a dose of humility and some unforeseen expenses that we are not prepared to …

Proverbs 28:19 (KJV) He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. It is a beautiful day; outside, the wind is blowing ever so gently through the trees, the birds are singing, and the children are playing. The Caribbean Sea is so crystal …

Judges 4:1(KJV) Again, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead. For many years, the Israelites had peace under the influence and guidance of a good ruler. However, as soon as this ruler died, they began to return to their old ways, indulging their every desire …