“May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation – the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ – for this will bring much glory and praise to God.” Philippians 1:11 (NLT) In God’s Scripture, we read over and over that all are equal in His sight. Man or woman, slave or free, Jew or Gentile[...]
“He [Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things (…) and that he must be killed (…) Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely hu[...]
I had an awful dream last night where I was in a house that was decaying all around. I went into a room and was looking to turn the light on, but then I saw the light fixture. It was hanging limply out of a moldy and battered ceiling. Two seconds after looking up, the light bulb slipped out of the fixture and fell to the ground.[...]
Do you ever set a word for the year or a verse for the year? As 2019 drew to a close I felt like my word for 2020 needed to be TRUST. I looked up Bible verses around the theme of trust and was pulled to Jeremiah 17: 7-8 ESV: “Blessed is the man (or woman) who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He (or she) is like a[...]
“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!” Esther 4:14 NKJV As we arise into all God has called us to, I am encouraged and cha[...]
“Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can separate us. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love. That’s because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done.” Romans 8:39 NIRV “The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He will never[...]
We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in His love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 17 And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face Him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world[...]
And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 ESV I grew up singing all the popular Sunday school songs of the 80s–90s: “Father Abraham,” “This Little Light of Mine,” “Peace Like a River” and many more. In particular, “The Joy of the Lord is My Strength” comes to mind. Now ther[...]
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9 ESV Recently, my ten-year-old son has taken an interest in having big muscles. I’ve noticed him flexing in the mirror, hoping that the few pushups he did[...]
"By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything" 1 John 3:19-20 ESV My breathing was shallow, my hands shaky, and my conscience full of shame. Even though it was a cold February day, I was sweating profu[...]