Aug 31
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit” Psalm 147:3,5 (NIV) We all go through times of ‘heartbreak’ and disappointment. Those are situations that can create loneliness, discouragement, and hopelessness. Life has it’s way of hurting at times. There can be experiences […]
Aug 29
“Therefore we do not lose heart.Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV) When I hit the age of 50, I physically felt really old. Though I am a lot slower when I try to play basketball with my children, my interpersonal interactions are […]
Aug 27
Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body 1 Corinthians 12:15 (NIV) The Apostle Paul is writing this to a group of people who had a tendency to compare themselves to […]
Aug 24
” How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?” Matthew 7:4 (NIV) Many times we find comfort in complaining or criticizing others. It easy to do, especially when talking about someone that we feel threatened […]
Aug 22
“In their pride the wicked do not seek Him; in all their thoughts there is no room for God” Psalm 10:4 (NIV) In today’s verse we shouldn’t assume that going a day without thinking about God puts us in the “wicked” category. This verse is just pointing out one characteristic of the “wicked”. The key […]
Aug 20
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you” Isaiah 60:1 (NIV) God may want to take us places that we’ve only dreamed of. He can cause things to fall into place so that we can accomplish what He has placed in our hearts. Sometimes, even through hard […]
Aug 17
“Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy” Matthew 6:20 (NIV) When we make decisions, use our time, or even do something for others, we seem to have the mindset of “what’s in it for me?”. It’s a common practice for a businessman to give away football tickets to […]
Aug 15
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” Matthew 5:8 (NIV) When Jesus proclaims this statement, it kinda jumps out at you. ‘See God’? Now? In heaven? How? Where?! We constantly do things and make decisions based on selfish motives. “What can I get out of this? What’s in it for me? […]
Aug 13
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” Matthew 5:7 The word “kindness” comes up in the bible several times as an attribute that can be only truly generated out of depending on God. Kindness is one of those things that seems easy, but very difficult to consistently live out. Sure, it’s easy to […]
Aug 10
“Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people” Hebrews 9:27,28 (NIV) The bad news is that we are all going to die. The good news is that through receiving Jesus Christ into our hearts by faith, […]