Apr 29
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your love, O LORD, supported me. Psalm 94:18 (NIV) There was a young boy who had a deformed foot. His dad noticed that the foot was slowing his child down. The dad invented a box to put the foot in. He said, “trust me, son.” Each day the […]
Apr 28
“For I always pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation” Ephesians 1:17 (AMP) In today’s verse, Paul was telling his friends at Ephesus what he was asking God to do for them. He knew the great value of […]
Apr 27
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped” Psalm 28:7 (NASB) When I think of a ‘shield’, my mind wanders back to my youth watching great battle scenes with knights, lances, big swords, and whatever that ball with spikes attached to a swinging chain is called. The ‘shield’ was […]
Apr 26
“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ” Philippians 3:8 (NIV) Paul was clearly expressing his goal in life. He wanted to ‘know’ Christ,‘know’ God.“Know” in this text translates as […]
Apr 25
“Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator” Colossians 3:10 (NIV) The Apostle Paul talks about the “old” and “new” self in the third chapter of Colossians. I remember in my college days, after giving my life over to God through Jesus Christ, experiencing a good […]
Apr 21
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” 1 Peter 5:7(NIV) What we do with “worry” can effect our physical, mental and emotional health. The famous quote, “worry bankrupts the spirit”, is so true. We need to think about the two key words in this verse, ‘cast’ and ‘care’. I […]
Apr 20
“we rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope” Romans 5:3-4 (NIV) I was dropping off a friend at his car in the airport parking garage. The rule is that if you drop someone off and get to the pay gate within 10 minutes, there is no […]
Apr 19
“The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22-23 (NASB) A lot of how we grow in our relationship with God depends on how we view who He truly is, and also how we think He views us. I have watched athletic […]
Apr 18
“You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love” Galatians 5:13 (NIV) My younger sister played on an amazing high school volleyball team. The 6 key players were all juniors when they surprised everyone by winning a state championship. […]
Apr 15
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 (NIV) As I skim through the channels on my TV, I seem to come across these infomercials about how to look better. […]