On Saturday I shared in the blessing of watching my niece get married. She’s 22, the same age I was when my husband and I stood before God and vowed to love one another, “Until death parts us.” That day marked the beginning of a difficult but blessed journey. As I watched my niece walking […]
And he said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear: with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” […]
And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.” Joshua 24:24 ESV I believe the people of Israel meant it when they said it. In that glorious moment as they stood together ready to claim His promises, they fully intended to live by God’s commands. […]
When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” Joshua 5:13 ESV We all want God on our side. In […]
If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13 ESV Our human nature seeks the quick fix. We want the […]
For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. Hebrews 10:36 ESV We all want to receive the blessings promised in God’s Word. Yet many of us overlook the condition scripture links to attaining it: doing the will of God. Does that surprise […]
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 ESV The world keeps changing. And society continues to redefine itself right along with it. Yet in the midst of our continually evolving world, one thing remains constant. “I the Lord do not change.” Malachi 3:6 As much as […]
“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 I realize I may have already lost you with our opening scripture. Perfect is a far too potent word. We’re comfortable using it to describe our Savior and what awaits us in heaven, but we certainly don’t want to apply it to […]
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 At some point, disappointment reaches into every life. And no matter how closely we walk with Jesus, its sting can paralyze us. In fact, sometimes the more we have chosen to believe big things of God, the harder we […]
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 […]
