Joy!
Be joyful at your Feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. (Deuteronomy 16:14 NIV) For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of yourContinue Reading
Fix
Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God ofContinue Reading
Anticipation
Sometimes God answers “yes,” sometimes “no,” and sometimes “wait.” Anticipation. Waiting. Expecting. Hoping. Waiting some more. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV) Prophecies hundreds of years old telling of a coming Messiah. A couple eagerly awaiting the results of aContinue Reading
All Balled Up
Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person. (Genesis 2:6 NLT) I’ve called your name. You’re mine.When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’reContinue Reading
Worst Case Scenario
Once upon a time I did some research on emergency preparedness. I had a conversation with someone who made the comment that in certain situations, “Worst case scenario: you’re dead.” And, strangely enough, that was actually encouraging to me; for to me being dead is not my “worst case scenario.” No, to be deadContinue Reading
Go
“This world has nothing for me…I will follow you…” God told Abram to pack up his household and go to the place “I will show you.” Jesus called to the disciples, “Come follow me.” And they left their nets and followed. Tonight I talked with friends who are preparing to move out ofContinue Reading
Interconnected
Have you thought recently about how interconnected our lives are — not just our lives as a family, community, or church body, but as citizens of the U.S. and the world? If a factory closes here and a comparable one opens in a different country, families are affected, for badContinue Reading
Psalm 5 Prayer
Sometimes God’s Word speaks for us – especially when we have “sighs too deep for words” and God’s Word puts substance to those sighs. From Psalm 5 NIV: In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. YouContinue Reading
To Wager
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” (1 Peter 3:15 NIV) This week my kids and I were reading about scientists in the Renaissance and Enlightenment whose developments have impacted our world. These scientists included Nicholaus CopernicusContinue Reading
Psalm 4 Prayer
May we never forget that Yahweh works wonders for every one of his devoted lovers.Tremble in awe before the Lord, and do not sin against him. Be still upon your bed and search your heart before him.Bring to Yahweh the sacrifice of righteousness and put your trust in him.(Psalm 4:3-5 TPT)Continue Reading