There was a huge barge caught on a sandbar, too heavy to move. “Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.” (Psalm 37:5 NLT) There was a woman caught in her present, so laden with grief, cares, and fears she couldn’t move. “[Cast] all yourContinue Reading
First published in January of 2021, I share this prayer again today: Timeless God, We praise you who are the same yesterday, today, and forever. We thank you that your love never fails and your compassions are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Thank you that in the midstContinue Reading
Let them all praise the name of the Lord. For his name is very great; his glory towers over the earth and heaven! He has made his people strong, honoring his faithful ones— the people of Israel who are close to him. (Psalm 148:13-14 NLT) PSALM 148 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord from the heavens;Praise Him in the heights!Continue Reading
“We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection.” (Hebrews 12:2 TPT) The story of Mary and Martha found in Luke 10 is generally portrayed as “Mary was good because she choseContinue Reading
“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.” (Ephesians 6:13 MSG) Tuesday night our online Bible studyContinue Reading
“But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles,They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind.” (Isaiah 40:31 MSG) Waiting can be hard. Most of the waiting we tend to do in this life is of the time sense – we areContinue Reading
“[God] gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].” (Isaiah 40:29 AMP) On Sunday our pastor preached from Isaiah 40:28-31: “Have you not known? Have you not heard?The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator ofContinue Reading
“Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us. Our faith guarantees us permanent access intoContinue Reading
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11 NIV) I heard this phrase in a devotional the other day that I’ve been mulling over. “Teaching by the Spirit is very simple because we come asContinue Reading
“O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God! You’re the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do— You pulled your people out of the worst kind of trouble, rescued the children of Jacob and Joseph.” (Psalm 77:13 MSG) Yesterday my familyContinue Reading