With all the negative news in the media, I want to share with you some good news. God is still God, and He knows the plans that He has for you. That doesn’t mean that life will get easier. The famous verse in Jeremiah we like to quote was written to people in captivity for […]
We had a plague of chipmunks at our house. They were making our yard “hole-y,” gnawing wiring, and making a general nuisance of themselves. When one family of chipmunks moved into the space between the basement ceiling and the floor above for the winter, I took great offense. Something had to be done! I baited […]
While the United States is celebrating Independence Day, beloved one, listen to God’s Word for you about freedom in Christ. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 Be released into your full freedom in […]
The world is a scary place. Every time you listen to the news there are more attacks, more shootings, more darkness, more uncertainty. It can be enough to make you want to stay at home and hide. In times like this it is easy to get fixated on the darkness. Regardless of how dark or […]
The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 In Hebrew and Greek, a personal name communicated something indispensable for distinguishing that person’s character and personality. All the many names of God present some aspect of His inexhaustible, awesome glory. When God revealed Himself to man, […]
As we celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, take some time to reflect on your relationship with your Heavenly Father. Regardless of what your experience has been with your earthly father, God has been and always will be your loving Heavenly Father. Listen to Galatians 4:6-7. “Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his […]
Listen to the Word of God for you in Psalm 91:9-13. 9 If you make the Most High your dwelling- even the LORD, who is my refuge- 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all […]
The Beatitudes outline the new way of the kingdom that Jesus said we should seek above all else (Matt. 6:33). It is a tall order to be like Jesus, like His compassion, His humility, His longing for His Father’s glory. The Beatitudes are conditional promises of blessing. Letting Jesus work His character in us is […]
Prayer is like picking peas. You just get on your knees and do it. With an open Bible, praise the praises and plead the promises. Pleading the promises is a powerful form of prayer. God is a covenant-keeping God. He is faithful to His promises. I am an imperfect earthly parent, but as far as […]
Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, said, “We are changed by beholding.” He may have had 2 Corinthians 3:18 in mind. “But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” Isaiah […]
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