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

…and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Ephesians 3:19 ESV Are you feeling loved by God today?  I must admit that on many days I simply do not feel lovable.  Those are the days that I must trust God’s Word more than my feelings.  Thankfully,… Read more

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.  Psalms 90:12 ESV The phrase “number our days” seems like an accounting term. It causes me to pause and consider whether I am using the time I am given for investments that will last into eternity or wasting time on temporal… Read more

I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.  2 Timothy 1:5 ESV As a mother and a grandmother, this verse offers so much encouragement.  Even if you do not have biological children, there are most… Read more

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.  Psalm 124:8 ESV  What do you need help with today?  What are you trying to do in your own strength, apart from God?  Our powerful Heavenly Father, who spoke the universe into existence, is our ever- present source of help and nothing is impossible… Read more

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you so you must forgive.  And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  Colossians… Read more