“By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for…
“Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverence, and in your perseverence, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if…
“…but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.” 1 Peter 3:4 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 Boy! God is hitting me between the…
“Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you will be tested, and you will have tribulaton for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Revelation 2:10…
“To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to…
“…and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.”2 Peter 1:7 “Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 Kindness is action. Kindness is reaction. We are responsible for both. Kindness is…
“…the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10“…joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 Oh to know the joy of the Lord! But joy is born from sorrow. In Nehemiah it was the sorrow of having forgotten their God, of having been in exile from their homeland, and…
“Be angry, yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.” Ephesians 4:26 I am stuck on this topic because I know the bondage that anger or hurt can leave you in, and I know the freedom and joy that can be yours when you…
“I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.” 3 John 1:4 Math is important and so is reading, history, and science, but if our children have all of that and are not walking in truth, it will get them nowhere. I am…
“Praise the Lord!For it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.”Psalm 147:1 What a surprise! Eighteen years ago today our twins were born. We did not expect twins, had never really thought about having twins, and didn’t know we carried twins…