“Remember what you said to me, your servant–I hang on to these words for dear life! These words hold me up in bad times; yes, your promises rejuvenate me.” Psalm 119:49-51 MSG Have you been looking for that thing to make you feel better? For that thing to calm your anxious heart? For that thing to turn […]
“All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.” Revelation 21:7 NLT The future is bright! We will walk on streets of gold. We will gaze upon colors as vibrant as jewels. We will feast upon tables of food. We will see […]
“The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” Psalm 19:7 NLT Spouses disappoint. Friends disappoint. Families disappoint. And it hurts when they do. It hurts to the core sometimes when everything we piled on them as our own lives comes crashing down. Our joys become sorrow. Our plans […]
“I am the Lord. I have called you to be right and good. I will hold you by the hand and watch over you.” Isaiah 42:6 Instinctively, our hands enveloped each other’s. Without a flinch or without a word, we just knew from dozens of times before, each other’s hands needed holding as the […]
“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” Psalm 139:14 NLT I’ve written about my garden in the past. It’s a cathartic effort for me. Even between the grudging work of pulling weeds and tilling the soil, there is something to be said about putting your hands […]
“Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Today… Whatever you’re battling. Whatever the struggle is. Whatever the problems are. Whatever you’re anxious about. Whatever is building. Whatever is stewing. Whatever you are facing. Whatever needs an answer. […]
“My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.” Psalm 108:1 ABPE I hosted my entire family this past Christmas Eve. It was my year. It was my turn. I wanted to do it up grand. But where do you seat 40 people, together, when you don’t own a mansion? Yes, 40! My only […]
“Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed.” Psalm 20:6 When we choose Jesus, we choose a life of victory! We choose a life of being in the winner’s circle and the winning bracket. We choose a life where neither sin, nor heartache, nor troubles, nor even death have power over […]
