Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (Colossians 3:12 NIV) My Bible Recap readings in Numbers recently have told the story of Aaron, brother to Moses and Miriam, and the first of the priests of Israel. As you probably remember,Continue Reading
You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth. (Deuteronomy 8:17-18 NIV) Jehovah Jireh, Thank you for all you do to provide abundantly for us andContinue Reading
“Thanks be to God who leads us…We Christians have the unmistakeable “scent” of Christ…” (2 Corinthians 2:14 PHILLIPS) “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13:35 NIV) I was talking to someone today who is facing huge upheavals in life. Big decisionsContinue Reading
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