“All your sons will be taught of the Lord; And the well-being of your sons will be great.” Isaiah 54:13 What a great promise! I love the promises of God! I was reading in 2 Samuel this morning about Solomon’s prayer and God’s promise to bless him and his…
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 This verse really struck my heart this morning! The little word, “Let” really convicted me. I have a choice. If I am not experiencing the peace…
“…and in Him you have been made complete and He is the head over all rule and authority…” Colossians 2:10 Sometimes, I don’t feel so “complete”. I feel empty, confused, without purpose, alone, discontent, but not complete. The clue here are the words “I feel”. The word of God…
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the word, rather than according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 Many are doing good things. Many are following the traditions of the church. Many…
Not a verse today, but a poem. The future is a blank without a view. That which I wanted most, You have denied; I cannot understand (and I have tried); There’s nothing I can do but wait on You. Earth offered much, and I had, lingering long Outside…
“My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, ’You are my sister,’ And call understanding you intimate…
“But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.” 2 Peter 3:8 God is not stuck in time! We are linear beings. We think and perceive in 4…
“Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece.” John 19:23 At the cross, we see Jesus as our Savior and King, but here…
“For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” Luke 12:34 You can tell a person’s heart from their treasure and you can tell a person’s treasure from their heart. So what do you treasure? Is it people, time, money, advancement, career, stuff, God, ministry, or something…
“Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord – we walk by faith, not by sight – be are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to…