by Gerry Blumberg | Apr 22, 2016 | Flashlight
But even after all he did, you refused to trust the Lord your God…Deuteronomy 1:32 (NLT) The children of Israel were a stubborn lot. A trip that should have taken eleven days took forty years. The verse continues with, “…who goes before you looking for the best...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 30, 2016 | Flashlight
The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God. But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one! Psalm 14:2-3 (NLT) With the story of...
by Gerry Blumberg | Mar 3, 2016 | Flashlight
And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.” I Samuel 8:7 (NIV) For a political junkie like me, this is an amazing time. Yet, in the thirty years serving in...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 12, 2016 | Flashlight
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NLT) There is nothing quite like a friend who really understands. When...
by Gerry Blumberg | Feb 1, 2016 | Flashlight
But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. I John 4:4 (NLT) You can’t escape the reporting on the Iowa Caucuses that are...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 24, 2016 | Flashlight
Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands. Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you...
by Gerry Blumberg | Jan 10, 2016 | Flashlight
Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above....
by Gerry Blumberg | Dec 14, 2015 | Flashlight
We ask you, Christian brothers (and sisters), speak to those who do not want to work. Comfort those who feel they cannot keep going on. Help the weak. Understand and be willing to wait for all men. Do not let anyone pay back for the bad he received. But look for ways...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 25, 2015 | Flashlight
In every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (AMP) It is quiet. Not the normal quiet of my early morning latte and devotions. Not the...
by Gerry Blumberg | Nov 17, 2015 | Flashlight
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (Hebrews 4:16 NLT) For the past three years I have chosen a “Word for the Year.” It may have been chosen out...
