(Today God is First) / Marketplace Meditations Archives

• Marketplace Meditations 9/19  (September 19, 2008)
  Using Others True servant-hood is revealed when we have the best interest of others in mind.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/18  (September 18, 2008)
  Receiving Bad News The more I read, the sicker my stomach felt. I could not believe the words I was reading. I literally felt sick with fear.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/17  (September 17, 2008)
  Completing the Work Completing the work He has given each of us to do will become a by-product of this relationship, not an end in itself.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/16  (September 16, 2008)
  Victoria's Friends Victoria was raped, underwent multiple abortions, and began working as a dancer at local nude dancing club.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/15  (September 15, 2008)
  The Mercy Gift Buddy would push the door open, stand in the foyer and patiently wait for Gerry to come to him and give him a treat.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/14  (September 14, 2008)
  Opposing God's Leadership Following a leader can require a faith that goes beyond faith in the leader.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/13  (September 13, 2008)
  Affirming New Leadership Leaders who are insecure about their leadership will put down new leadership in order to maintain their own status.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/12  (September 12, 2008)
  The Wizard of Oz "God had not given me the scarecrow, the tin man or the lion, but He had given me OZ."
• Marketplace Meditations 9/11  (September 11, 2008)
  Turning Tragedy into Triumph On 9/11/01, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller had just completed his shift when he heard on his truck's scanner that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/10  (September 10, 2008)
  Road Construction One of our main local roads discovered a sink hole in the middle of the road. The road was closed for more than a year.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/9  (September 9, 2008)
  High Positions God reveals things in the dark places of circumstances that will be used to reveal something He wants you and others to know.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/8  (September 8, 2008)
  Seeing the Ordinary as Extraordinary Many times we fall prey to a spiritual hierarchy mentality.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/7  (September 7, 2008)
  When Service Exceeds Devotion Older sisters always think they know best.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/6  (September 6, 2008)
  Creating Your Niche Starbucks, the specialty coffee retailer, is one of the great 21st century American success stories.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/5  (September 5, 2008)
  Called To The Ministry The idea of a "higher call" appeals to our sense of a greater and nobler destiny.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/4  (September 4, 2008)
  The Perfectionist Imagine arguing with your Creator and telling him you know better than Him.
• Marketplace Meditations 9/3  (September 3, 2008)
  Are You Useful? The hardened fool "returns to his own vomit."
• Marketplace Meditations 9/2  (September 2, 2008)
  Beware of Mixture "...they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"
• Marketplace Meditations 9/1  (September 1, 2008)
  Accepting My Design Have you ever wished that God made you differently?
• Marketplace Meditations 8/31  (August 31, 2008)
  Concealing a Matter God sent the prophet Nathan to tell King David a story...
• Marketplace Meditations 8/30  (August 30, 2008)
  Confronting Your Industry Culture God never allows for situational ethics. There are absolutes in the Kingdom of God.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/29  (August 29, 2008)
  Giving and Receiving Paul had a confidence that God would always provide what he needed.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/28  (August 28, 2008)
  Know Your Customer It became one of the most famous marketing blunders ever.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/27  (August 27, 2008)
  Sharing Your Faith with Others Do you see the direct correlation between sharing your faith and your own spiritual growth?
• Marketplace Meditations 8/26  (August 26, 2008)
  Having a Great Number Two Man An organization cannot grow without a trusted and skilled second in command or "number two" man or woman.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/25  (August 25, 2008)
  When His Work Exceeds His Presence God's presence had left the people..
• Marketplace Meditations 8/24  (August 24, 2008)
  Judah's Integrity Test He cried out, "She is more righteous than I am!"
• Marketplace Meditations 8/23  (August 23, 2008)
  Faith Proved Genuine "Either these are not the gospels, or we're not Christians."
• Marketplace Meditations 8/22  (August 22, 2008)
  Gideon's Success Test God does not allow Himself to be represented by an idol.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/21  (August 21, 2008)
  The Handkerchief The man asked, "May I ask you to do something rather unusual?"
• Marketplace Meditations 8/20  (August 20, 2008)
  From Pain to Destiny God often allows pain to ignite destiny in our lives.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/19  (August 19, 2008)
  Pride that Leads to Arguments The root stronghold of a person who is argumentative is pride and fear.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/18  (August 18, 2008)
  Stoplight Faith It is sure that faith is often spelled R.I.S.K.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/17  (August 17, 2008)
  Vested Interest Leaders who attempt something greater than themselves will always get attacked.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/16  (August 16, 2008)
  Seeing Thorns as Blessings Have you ever had something in your life you wish was not there? You seek God continually for relief from it, but He seems strangely silent.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/15  (August 15, 2008)
  Miraculous Signs When is the last time someone saw something happen through your life that could not be explained other than God working in your life?
• Marketplace Meditations 8/14  (August 14, 2008)
  Are You a Threat? "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood..."
• Marketplace Meditations 8/13  (August 13, 2008)
  Confirming Decisions Confirming major decisions through the counsel of others is one way God protects us from poor decisions.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/12  (August 12, 2008)
  God Speaks through Circumstances God often confirms His direction through circumstances.
• Marketplace Meditations 8/11  (August 11, 2008)
  How Would Jesus Impact Your Wedding Party? Cana's Daily News: "Son of Mary turns water into alcoholic drink - 180 gallons!"