And I pray that you…may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV) Our pastor was preaching a sermon recently on “According to your faith let it be done to you.” (Matthew 9:28-30 NIV) His basic premise was that the more faith we have,Continue Reading
Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. (Psalm 73:27 NIV) Psalm 73 in the Passion Translation begins: Here’s my story: I narrowly missed losing it all. I was stumbling over what I saw the wicked doing. For when I saw theContinue Reading
“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.” (Isaiah 12:5 NIV) Revelations 4, 5, and 11 talk of these fantastic creatures in heaven who are constantly worshiping God. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy,Continue Reading
Jesus said to him, “I am the only Way to God and the real Truth and the real Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (John 14:6 AMP) Several weeks ago I felt the Lord highlighting Luke 24 for Easter. As you probably know, the Passion Week and Easter stories are inContinue Reading
Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth] or away from home [and with Him], it is our [constant] ambition to be pleasing to Him. (2 Corinthians 5:9 AMP) What does “home” mean to you? Where is the place you return to, the place where you feel comfortable, the groupContinue Reading
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3 NIV) My nickname is undeserved. I followed Jesus throughout Galilee and Judea,Continue Reading
Do you not know? Have you not heard?The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earthDoes not become weary or tired.His understanding is unsearchable.He gives strength to the weary,And to the one who lacks might He increases power. (Isaiah 40:28-29 NASB) [This story was written by a friend and posted on her socialContinue Reading
“Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32 NASB) On the day we now call Resurrection Sunday, my friend and I were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. We were discussing all the events ofContinue Reading
For I will turn their mourning into joy And will comfort them and make them rejoice after their sorrow. (Jeremiah 31:13 AMP) Joseph of Arimathea I had watched this rabbi from a distance for some time. I saw how he gathered people around him, how he taught them, how heContinue Reading
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.” (Luke 18:19 NIV) Today is “Good Friday,” a day my children used to mix up with “Black Friday.” Although our society knows what the modern “Black Friday” means, I think the original “Good Friday” was also a “Black Friday.” IfContinue Reading