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
This passage from Isaiah 43 has been one of my favorites for several years because it is a wonderful gift to be able to put my name (your name) in this it: Now, this is what the Lord says— he who created ME, he who formed ME:“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I haveContinue Reading
Choose [God’s] instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. (Proverbs 8:10-11 NIV) Once-upon-a-time I attended a workshop with Bill Hybels who was then the pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area. Many years laterContinue Reading
Come on, everyone! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord! Let’s shout our loudest praises to our God who saved us! Everyone come meet his face with a thankful heart. Don’t hold back your praises; make him great by your shouts of joy! For the Lord is the greatest ofContinue Reading
The Lord is king forever and ever. The nations have vanished from his land. You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them… (Psalm 10:16-17 GW) [I saw this story online, but I do not know who originally wrote it.] “A man wasContinue Reading
Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest. If you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life. We can’t allow ourselves toContinue Reading
For this reason [Jesus] had to be made like [us], fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. (Hebrews 2:17 NIV) Above all, clothe yourselves with love, whichContinue Reading
“Those who walk during the day don’t stumble, because they see the light of this world. However, those who walk at night stumble because they have no light in themselves.” – Jesus (John 11:9-10 GW) Recently I heard a sermon that referenced Jesus’s resurrection of Lazarus. As you probably remember, LazarusContinue Reading