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
So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free. (John 8:36 AMP) Abba Father, there’s a hard place within me that I know I need to deal with. Yes, my child. I know that, too. It’s been there a long time. I have lived with it forContinue Reading
“Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” (John 4:36 NIV) “Many in this world do not know the incredible love of the Father. Jesus described these people who had yetContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (1 John 3:18 NLT) Let us pray and declare the following over our families today: God,Continue Reading
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:11-12 NIV) Recently I hear a pastor tell the story of being at his construction job, and a groupContinue Reading
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “According to local Israeli outlet i24News, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers moved into Kfar Aza, one of the communities Hamas terrorists invaded early Saturday morning, and discovered about 40 dead babies, some decapitated — highlighting the brutalityContinue 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
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 NIV) As I write this, in my Bible Recap plan I’m about 3/4 of the way through Ezekiel. I have decided that Jeremiah and Ezekiel (at least so far) are hard to read and understand. TheseContinue Reading
[Today I invite you to put yourself in place of Samuel as you read the following, and hear God speak to you: ] “Every day of my life was recorded in your bookbefore one of them had taken place.How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God!How vast in number they are!” (Psalm 139:16-17 GW)Continue Reading
“The wicked are crushed by every calamity, but the righteous find a strong hope in the time of death.” (Proverbs 14:32 TPT) This week I attended a memorial service for a gentleman I’d never met. His widow is one of the delightful older ladies in our church and she spokeContinue Reading