But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:44 AMP) Today is the day we pause to remember and reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who, had heContinue Reading
After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. (Acts 9:31 TPT)Continue Reading
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned.Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.” Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,“Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord!Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!Fill in theContinue Reading
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25 NIV) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21 NIV) But when he, theContinue Reading
If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. (Luke 9:23-24 NKJV) Have you ever prayed and asked that GodContinue Reading
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 NLT) Some people make resolutions for the new year, some seek out a Bible verse, and others ask God forContinue Reading
With my whole heart, with my whole life, and with my innermost being,I bow in wonder and love before you, the holy God! Yahweh, you are my soul’s celebration.How could I ever forget the miracles of kindness you’ve done for me?You kissed my heart with forgiveness, in spite of allContinue Reading
What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NIV) As I write this, there are at least three “hotbeds” of strife in our world that are making the news. The protests in Iran, which IContinue Reading
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV)Continue Reading
Yahweh is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace near the quiet brook of bliss. That’s where he restores and revives my life. (Psalm 23:1-3 TPT) Last weekend I was askedContinue Reading