Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greaterContinue Reading
For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord [in prayer] will be saved.” But how will people call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher (messenger)? And how will theyContinue Reading
God is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1 NKJV) This has been a heavy week. News reports of violence have added up. In Baltimore last month a Ukrainian refugee woman was murdered in cold blood by a man with a long rap sheet but no reason to commitContinue Reading
Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them.But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. (Psalm 146:3-5 NLT) [I had plannedContinue Reading
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. (Matthew 7:17-18 NIV) Imagine two full grown trees. Both are planted beside a body of water – let’s say a river.Continue Reading
“And God said, ‘Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.’ And it was so. “God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all theContinue Reading
Bless the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that your youth is renewed like theContinue Reading
Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days;let me know how fleeting my life is.You have made my days a mere handbreadth;the span of my years is as nothing before you.Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. (Psalm 39:4-5 ESV) Last week IContinue Reading
But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life.” (John 4:14 AMP) God, thank you for the peace andContinue Reading
For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. (Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV) There’s a line in the song “Way Maker” by Sinach that says, “Even when I don’t see it, you’re working.” I expect that, likeContinue Reading