A Father for the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation, God makes a home for the lonely, He leads the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land (Psalm 68:5-6 NASB) Lord, You are good to us, fathers. Far too often, it’s a difficult role and thankless job. Therefor[...]
I love the Beatitudes! I picture Jesus on the side of that hill near Capernaum, surrounded by a multitude of people from every demographic in Judea, Galilee, Jerusalem and beyond. Restless in anticipation, the crowd is poised to grab ahold of the “Great Teacher’s” every word! And then He begins … “BLESSED ARE THE[...]
"I waited patiently for the LORD, and He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD." Psalm 40:1-4 ESV The[...]
“He understands our humanity, for as a Man, our magnificent King-Priest was tempted in every way just as we are and conquered sin. Hebrews 4:15 TPT “Instead, He emptied himself of His outward glory by reducing Himself to the form of a lowly servant. He became human! He humbled himself and became vulnerable, choosing to be[...]
"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but, emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the po[...]
An old friend emailed me out of the blue recently. She signed off her email, "Eyes up." I didn't think much of it at the time. I closed down the email, delighted to be back in touch, to hear her news and touched that God had prompted her to reach out to me. And then, I found myself re-opening her email and re-reading her last wo[...]
“He will guard and guide me, never letting me stumble or fall. God is my keeper; He will never forget nor ignore me. He will never slumber nor sleep; He is the Guardian-God for His people, Israel. Yahweh Himself will watch over you; He’s always at your side to shelter you safely in His presence.” (Psalm 121:3-5 Passion Tra[...]
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'" Mark 1:3 (ESV) I read (I think in one of my study Bibles) that in the Book of Mark, he uses the word "IMMEDIATELY" or "AT ONCE" 41 times in this book, showing a sense of SPEED and URGENCY often introducing a new incident, or turn[...]
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is TRUE to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare His people to do every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT). This passage is so helpful to me today! I'd been feeling a l[...]
Jesus responded, “Beloved daughter, your faith in Me released your healing. Go with My peace.” Luke 8:43 (TPT) In just a few verses, this woman enters the text unnamed, labelled unclean, treated an outcast, and leaves healed and made whole, from rejection to belonging, under the law covered by grace. She has suffered for 1[...]