Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. (Mark 13:31) An old saying goes, “all good things must come to ...
The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the ...
After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the ...
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure, dwells ...
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and ...
“You were slain, and by Your blood You ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Revelation 5:9b) Nobody watching ...
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come! (Revelation 4:8b) From eternity since before the world began, ...
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my ...
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation. Let the godly exult in glory, let them sing for joy ...
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat ...
Jesus Christ [is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. (Revelation 1:5) The world is run by ...
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for [and by] Jesus Christ; may mercy, peace and love be multiplied to ...
For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. I have no greater ...
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love. (2 John ...
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. ...
By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. (1 ...
Do we REALLY trust God? “…They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. And when they prevailed over them [literally, “they were helped against them,”], the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and …
TOPICS: 1 Chronicles, faith, fear, help, provision, trust
Ever feel like you’re just fighting to hang on, like each day is a battle? “The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war. They waged war against the …
TOPICS: 1 Chronicles, battle, perspective, protection, struggle, surrender, trials
Here is what is said… This is Love – not that we chose God, but that He chose us, not because of our accomplishments or our virtue, not because of how hard we tried or how good we looked in our efforts, not because of our worthiness or suitability, but …
TOPICS: darkness, faithfulness, grace, love
Could it be that it is God Himself who brings about the “winter of our discontent”, the collapse of our joy in the work of our hands? Is it possible that sometimes He must do this, so as to wrench us away from our myopic concentration on our own perceived …
TOPICS: contemplations, hope
“…unless you forgive your brother from your heart…” – Matt. 18:35b It’s easy to reflexively think of forgiveness as a sort of one-shot deal, where you say some magic words and everything is fixed and fine. But what about those times when you say the words, but your heart keeps …
TOPICS: contemplations, coping, forgiveness, hope, Matthew
Jesus ruined everything. “The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through His own blood. Let us, then, go …
TOPICS: bible, calling, contemplations, Hebrews, life in Christ
One of my aunts swears she remembers being born. “I remember darkness and warmth, and all of a sudden this bright light and loud noise… It was horrible!” I love hearing her tell the whole story because she tells it so well, and of course, she tells it tongue-in-cheek. Nobody …
TOPICS: birthdays, born, humanity, image, perspective
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross…” Hebrews 12:2 Have you ever played Scrabble (or any other word-type game), and been trying to make some simple word, when all of a sudden you …
TOPICS: contemplations, Hebrews, Jesus, joy, salvation
I am thankful for mornings that I wake up with an aching back. They remind me of all the other mornings that I don’t. I am thankful for days when the sky is dark and gloomy. They remind me that it’s usually bright and sunny. I am thankful for days …
TOPICS: gratefulness, perspective, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
Like dandelion spores float in the summer breeze, she danced with an easy, effortless grace. As the music swelled and the people sang, her hair flowed in cascades around her weaving form, the smile on her face like sparkles of sunlight reflected in a stream… joy, unbridled, open, free. The …
TOPICS: dancing, perspective, singing, worship
