Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”                 1 Pet 4:9-10 (NIV) What do you think of when you hear the word hospitality?  Maybe you are the one who hosts Christmas or Thanksgiving in your Read more

When I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?  Ps 56: 3-4(HCSB) Read these verses aloud. What do you think David, the psalmist, is telling us? Like David, there are times in all our lives when Read more

 “Come to terms with God and be at peace; in this way good will come to you. Receive instruction from His mouth and place His sayings in your heart.”  Job 22:21-22(HCSB) Are you wrestling with God over a hurt or event? Do you find yourself asking God why you are walking through this painful situation? What Read more

Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are!  1 John 3:1 (HCSB) Read this verse one more time, slowly. How does it make you feel? You are a child of God. When you put your faith and trust in Jesus, you become a Read more

 “And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple – I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”  Matt 10:42 (HCSB) How often do you do something for someone who can never do anything for you in return? Have you ever done an act Read more

My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  John 14:2-3 NIV Read more

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  Jeremiah 29:11 NIV This message, which God gave Jeremiah for the Israelites in exile, serves as a reminder to us that God promises to bless and care for us, Read more

Genesis 1:31 NIV – Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”   Genesis 1:26 NIV – God saw all that he had Read more

Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.  2 Corinthians 5:17  NAS  When you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you are born anew and welcomed into God’s loving family. This transformation marks a complete reversal from your past life, Read more

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;  Exodus 19:5  ESV. Our compassionate Father looks beyond our shortcomings and imperfections, cherishing us as precious in His sight. We are recipients of His gift of salvation; we are Read more