Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. (Psalm 142:7 NIV) It was the lost the Son of Man came to seek—and to save. (Luke 19:9 NIV) Recently I was introduced to a young woman who, invited byContinue Reading
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. (Psalm 63:1-3.Continue Reading
Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November,All the rest have thirty-one,Except February, twenty-eight days clear,And twenty-nine in each leap year. That strange awkward “extra” day has arrived again. Because of the earth’s travels around the sun, every four years we add a day to our February calendar. On one handContinue Reading
[Thanks be to God! The girl who was lost in yesterday’s post is found.] Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. (Proverbs 8:33-35 NIV) Last weekContinue Reading
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friendsContinue Reading
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation. (Psalm 85:6-7 NIV) [The following paragraphs are from an article I read online. I invite you to read them as if God was speaking to you about the children, youth, and youngContinue Reading
Yahweh now reigns as King! Let everyone rejoice! His rule extends everywhere, even to distant lands, and the islands of the sea, let them all be glad. Clouds both dark and mysterious now surround him. His throne of glory rests upon a foundation of righteousness and justice. All aroundContinue Reading
How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. (Psalm 104:24-25 NIV) Where I live the middle of the winter contains days that are surrounded by long nights. Although nowContinue Reading
[The body of this post is excerpted from an article by Mandy Adendorff; I wrote the prayer.] For this is what the Lord says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream;you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a motherContinue Reading
“My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long—though I know not how to relate them all. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone. Since my youth, God, you have taught me, andContinue Reading