The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 Sometimes that scripture seems impossible to believe, doesn’t it? Moments come when the darkness seems so thick you find it difficult to breathe. Your deceiving heart insists it will suffocate you. And yet your lungs fill again. But with every […]
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 Are you the kind of person that likes immediate results? I am. I’ll admit I’m not a very patient person by nature. Waiting frustrates me. Just ask my kids. […]
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 NIV A delightful inheritance awaits you in Jesus Christ. Whether you believe it yet or not, God has wonderful plans for you. He […]
“Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him. Mark 15:32 At times I have difficulty grasping the depths of God’s love. While His own people spit at Him and mocked Him, Jesus silently bore the […]
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. Psalm 18:6 It’s the unexpected things that send us reeling. Extraordinary circumstances that reach into an ordinary day and make it anything but. Like when […]
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. Psalm 62:2 God has a way of shaking things up so that only He and His Word remain. And when the dust settles, many who thought they’d be standing will find themselves scattered among the rubble. A great shaking […]
And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:29 NKJV Life begins with a seed. In case you’re wondering where seed comes from, “The seed is the word of God” (Luke 8:11). God speaks and establishes all things by His Word. Every seed spoken into existence […]
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” John 21:15 ESV Do you love Jesus, dear one? Our opening scripture reveals what Jesus […]
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 1 John 2:9 You’re probably familiar with the parable of the prodigal son. Jesus told of a son who demanded his inheritance from his father and journeyed to a far country, only to squander it away with wild living. He […]
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 NIV Our hearts cry out to be known. Sin keeps us hiding from one […]
