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Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High; And call upon me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.  Psalm 50: 14-15 (NAS) When life is frightening and seems dark, what is your first response? When circumstances become difficult or painful, it Read more

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.    Ephesians 2:10 (NAS) Think about where you are in life. Now compare that to where you might be if you had always sought God’s direction- in big things and small ones. When we Read more

For His lovingkindness is great toward us, and the truth of the LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD!       Psalm 117:2 (NAS) God shows His kindness in His actions toward people who have no claim on it. It is a fruit of the Spirit- a quality that comes from God as a result of love. His kindness compels Read more

Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”   John 8:12 (CSB) Everyone loves a fairytale.   There is always a villain who is defeated by a hero representing all things good and pure.  I believe we connect with Read more

The grass withers, the flower fades, But the Word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 (NAS) For all flesh is like grass, and its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off, But the Word of the Lord endures forever. 1 Peter 1:24 -25 (NAS) Opinions and trends change Read more

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.  Ephesians 2:8 You can’t love Christ as much as He deserves. You can’t thank Him too much, depend on Him too much, or think about Him too often. Your sins are laid on Him and His Read more

Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength;                                                                    They will mount  up with wings like eagles,                                                                                              They will run and not get tired,                                                                                                                        They will walk and not become weary.   Isaiah 40:31 (NAS) The Hebrew word, yihliphu, translated here as “renew”, is an indication of a new state taking the place of an old one – not just Read more

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; Romans 3:23 –24 (NAS) A large part of the Christian life is exchange. We exchange our sin for His righteousness, God’s wrath for His grace, our punishment for Read more

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out.  At the command of the LORD they camped, and at the command of the LORD they set out.                                                        Numbers 9:22-23a (ESV) Read more

For my people have committed two evils; They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water.  Jeremiah 2:13 (NAS) God’s plan is for Christians to be part of a body of believers. We are much stronger together than on our own. But if we Read more