Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! (Psalm 96:3 ESV) The soldiers at the checkpoint yelled and brandished their machine guns at the approaching car. In the car, an international missionary, his adult son, and a pastor/missionary from the area looked at each otherContinue Reading
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. (Psalm 25:5) Sovereign Lord, We proclaim the name of the Lord and declare the greatness of our God. There is no one like you. You are ourContinue Reading
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12 NIV) [I can’t verify the authenticity of this story I saw on social media, but I doContinue Reading
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18 NIV) I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feetContinue Reading
Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:3-5 TPT) Amazing grace will always be myContinue Reading
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. (Proverbs 21:2 ESV) Sunday in Michigan a man with a truck, an explosive device, guns, fire accelerant, and an evil intent rammed his car into a church where people were gathered, shot intoContinue Reading
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28 ESV) Have you ever noticed that sometimes godly, talented, called and blessed people can hear a message from the Lord and thenContinue Reading
Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved. (Matthew 9:17 NIV) God, my heart is heavy for two ofContinue Reading
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (James 5:16 ESV) Although I have prayed for Charlie Kirk’s family over the last two weeks, I haven’t had space or time to write a blog post addressing the situation. While I generally align with what IContinue Reading
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Peter 1:2 NIV) The thirteen letters of Apostle Paul all start with him blessing the recipients with “grace and peace.” In 1 Corinthians 1:3 (NIV), for example, he says, “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord JesusContinue Reading