Category: Hope

Where are you dwelling?

Posted on by Rev. Dr. Kem Gilmore

Psalm 91:1-2 (NIV) says, “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” So, I ask the question, “Where are you dwelling?” Are you dwelling in the shelter of the God in whom you trust? Psalm 91 has been a comfort to me during my times of loneliness; through the storms of life; when I can’t find peace. In this psalm, you can find ‘rest”. Yet, this rest only comes when you dwell in the shelter of the Most High, our Lord and our Savior. But isn’t it comforting to know that our[…]

TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL part 4

Posted on by Rev. Dr. Kem Gilmore

He will make your paths straight. The first clause in Part 3 told us to In all your ways acknowledge him. What’s the step in order for you to Trust God Through It All? The answer is in the next clause:  He will make your paths straight. On the face of it this looks like an encouraging promise, and it is. It’s a promise that with God’s help as we trust in him we will eventually reach the destination that He has in mind for us. An eternity of joy in his presence. But, it is also a little bit of a warning. It reminds us that our path in life is God’s path, and His way may not be[…]

TRUST GOD THROUGH IT ALL, part 3

Posted on by Rev. Dr. Kem Gilmore

The first clause in Part 2 told us to Lean not on your own understanding.  What’s the step in order for you to Trust God Through It All? The answer is in the next clause:  In all your ways acknowledge him. The emphasis in this clause is not so much on acknowledging God, which is pretty much taken for granted, but on the all your ways part. In all your ways acknowledge him. Running right through the lives of many, many people in churches today is a dividing wall between what they see as their Christian lives and what they see as their non-Christian lives. This is the so-called sacred–secular divide. The sacred–secular divide is the assumption that God cares[…]