The Marvelous Message

     When I was a child, my dad served for a several years in the Navy. I still remember the stories he would tell my brother and I about his experiences in other countries and the dangers he faced along the way. Since we were just kids, we clung onto every word with a hunger for adventure. Sometimes my brother and I would go outside and act out a harrowing Naval voyage on a porch beside our single wide trailer. To us, joining the military was more about world exploration than homeland protection. Obviously, as you get older, your eyes are opened to the real danger and potential hardships a soldier faces each day. Now understand that this blog is not about the militia of man, seeing as I have no personal experience in this matter, but it is about the spiritual warfare that has raged since the fall of man. I have simply used my past recollections as a springboard. Whether we know it or not, humanity is faced with a greater threat than terrorism or even the possibility...

There is a site that I have just registered and I am hoping that in due time it will serve a great purpose. It is www.heartofjonathan.com . For now it is just a skeleton with only a couple of articles and an about page. To put it simply, it is a site for ministers to pray for and uplift one another. Hopefully, sooner than later, there will be a place where preachers can sign up, receive weekly emails, and share in the wonderful blessing of encouraging and being encouraged. For now, I am going to simply post two articles on this blog that I have written on heartofjonathan.com. Each post is on paticular verses in Psalms that end with "Selah."   Psalms 67:1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. When I reflect on the times that I have prayed, I'm amazed at how often my petitions quickly began with a barrage of personal needs and desires. If such prayers could be formulated into one scripted sc...

I Will not take long on explaining this post, since it is so lengthy already. Several months ago, I started a bible study on one Friday evening of the month for those who wanted to sink deeper into God's Word. At first, I thought I would study on Ephesians 6 concerning the armor of God, but after some time God shifted my focus to studying to all of Ephesians. This post is a compilation of all the studies we have had on Ephesians chapter 1. One thing that I will change for our future studies on Ephesians 2-6 is that, Lord willing, I will end every lesson with an applicable question. This, to my chagrin, has not been the case for this series. However, I have certainly tried to build a solid understanding by encouraging the reader to study other supportive passages as well. Please understand that every lesson will have a short summary of the previous lesson, since they were sent out in weekly/bi-weekly increments. If done once a week, this series should last for about 3 months. God ...