by Dr Delron Shirley | Jan 21, 2015 | Meditations
When David wrote what we know of today as Psalm chapter fifty-one, it was a verbalization of the deepest cries of his heart in repentance for the sins that he had committed in violating an innocent neighbor and then plotting her husband’s murder in his attempt to...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Dec 21, 2014 | Meditations
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Sep 21, 2014 | Meditations
One thing that keeps us from consistency and dedication in our prayers is that we often don’t see results. When we don’t seem to get answers, it is easy to feel a bit unmotivated toward more attempts that may prove just as pointless. However, prayer should be the...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Aug 21, 2014 | Meditations
Jeremiah lived in tumultuous times — times of the making and breaking of kings and kingdoms. He began his ministry during Josiah’s sweeping reformation that turned the nation toward repentance from widespread idolatry; yet, Jeremiah continued to prophesy under...
by Dr Delron Shirley | Jul 21, 2014 | Meditations
The initial request in the Lord’s Prayer is that God’s kingdom would come to earth. (Matthew 6:10) Not only did Jesus pray that it would come, He also prophesied that it would come — or, at least, that the message about its arrival would eventually be spread...
by Dr Delron Shirley | May 21, 2014 | Meditations
When I was growing up, I would often hear the pastor preach about salvation, using terms like, “If I you die without Christ, you will split hell wide open,” or “Come to Jesus before it is everlasting too late.” With that kind of cohesion and very descriptive images of...
