Union Run Baptist Church

09/04/2026

Today’s Needle-in-the-Haystack Biblical Wisdom:
Lazarus was truly dead, but Jesus spoke about his condition as sleep because death was not greater than the power standing outside the tomb. Everyone else saw an ending; Jesus saw an opportunity for the glory of God to be revealed.

The needle is this: Never let what looks final to you become greater than what is possible with God. The tomb may be closed, the situation may look dead, and hope may seem buried, but when God speaks, even what seemed impossible must respond. “With God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
Rev. Dr. Rickey E. White

09/03/2026

Today’s Needle-in-the-Haystack Biblical Wisdom:

Time gives us the opportunity to practice what eternity preserves—love. Everything driven by worldly lust has an expiration date, but God’s love crosses the boundary between time and eternity because “love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8), and “faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).

The needle is this: What we do in time through genuine love can carry eternal significance. Lust consumes the moment; love transforms the moment and leaves an influence beyond it. Therefore, don’t spend temporary time feeding temporary desires. Use your time to plant the love that eternity says will abide.
Rev. Dr. Rickey E. White

09/02/2026

Needle in the Haystack Biblical Wisdom: Discouragement grows when we keep listening to what went wrong, but faith grows when we keep listening to what God has said. Pray until your heart becomes stronger than your feelings, and stay in the Word until God’s promises become louder than your problems. “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?… hope thou in God” (Psalm 42:11).

The needle is this: When discouragement says, “Give up,” answer it with God’s Word and pray until your spirit agrees with God instead of your circumstances.
Rev. Dr. Rickey E. White

09/01/2026

Daily Needle in the Haystack Biblical Wisdom
We are more than what we see. The ear may miss it, the eye may miss it, but the spirit can discern it.

The Apostle Paul admonishes us: “Walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:16
And “we walk by faith, not by sight.”
2 Corinthians 5:7

The Needle: When we walk by the Spirit, we can hear beyond the ear, see beyond the eye, and discern beyond the natural.
Rev. Dr. Rickey White

08/31/2026

Daily Needle-in-the-Haystack Biblical Wisdom: Don’t stop searching just because the answer is hard to find. Faith keeps looking when the eyes see nothing, keeps praying when the answer seems delayed, and keeps moving when the road gets difficult. “In due season we shall reap, if we faint not” (Galatians 6:9). Sometimes the difference between giving up and receiving your breakthrough is one more faithful reach into the haystack. Rev. Dr. Rickey E. White

08/30/2026

The Holy Ghost is still in the mix in 2026

08/28/2026

Daily Word of Wisdom

Hearing God’s voice requires more than listening; it requires obedience. With so many voices competing for our attention, God’s voice can seem like a needle in a haystack. Test what you hear against His Word, His character, and His Spirit. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice…and they follow me” (John 10:27). The wisdom is simple: Don’t listen for the voice you want to hear; listen for the voice that agrees with God, and when you hear Him, obey.
Rev. Dr. Rickey E. White

08/23/2026

Saved, Still Struggling, But I Have the Holy Ghost

08/16/2026

Saved, Still Struggling, but I Have the Holy Ghost

08/16/2026