I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8) The Bible is filled with wonderful words of comfort and encouragement. It’s also full of warnings about what we are to be alert to. It warns us that we have an
Read More10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and
Read More23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24) It’s amazing the things you miss until you take a closer look. Last week we finally completed our raised gardens. It was
Read More10 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11 And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. (Exodus 19:10-11) When we
Read MoreTherefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the
Read More9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know
Read MoreFor many, correction is not a word or act we welcome. Often times when one ponders this word, do we have an image of joy or happiness? Yet, God sees correction as love…
Read More12 Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women. (Esther 2:12) When we read
Read MoreThis morning when I woke up, I seemed more tired than usual. I walked into the kitchen, saying out loud “Ugh…I need God and coffee this morning”…
Read MoreLet today be a day of making the right choices: The choice to smile or the choice to frown The choice to love or the choice to hate The choice to be joyful or the choice to be angry The choice to be helpful or the choice to turn your back The choice to
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