Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days;let me know how fleeting my life is.You have made my days a mere handbreadth;the span of my years is as nothing before you.Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure. (Psalm 39:4-5 ESV) Last week IContinue Reading
For if you embrace the truth, it will release true freedom into your lives. (John 8:32 TPT) Have you ever been in a situation when you just didn’t know where the truth was? I’m not talking about which child used the Sharpie on the brand new furniture. I’m talking aboutContinue Reading
That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakesor the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.Water roars and foams, and mountains shake at the surging waves. SelahThere is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God,the holy place where the Most HighContinue Reading
[The Sovereign Lord said,] “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh comeContinue Reading
“What we were created at the depths of our souls to need is only the Presence of God. It is the answer as Jesus is the answer….Our questions and complaints will never find individual answers (even as Job’s questions were never fully answered). The only Answer is the dangerous, disturbing,Continue Reading
“As [Paul and Timothy] traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.” (Acts 16:4-5 NIV) We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightlyContinue Reading
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion.And thereContinue Reading
[Many ideas in this post are from an article by Jamie Rohrbaugh, praying over the year 2023, but still relevant today.] Jesus said, “I have revealed you to those whom you [the Father] gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed yourContinue Reading
The Church’s one foundationIs Jesus Christ her Lord;She is his new creation,By water and the word;From Heav’n he came and sought herTo be his holy bride;With his own blood he bought her,And for her life he died. ‘Mid toil and tribulationAnd tumult of her war,She waits the consummationOf peace foreverContinue Reading
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercyand to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NIV) Now that the election is over, we must continue to pray for the nation and the Church. One setContinue Reading