2023-12-17
A Time of Loving
The story of Christmas is the story of God’s love. A love that was willing to give what was most precious to save a dying world. God so loved, that he gave his Son.
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2023-12-16
Keep On Keeping On
During the months of his wife’s pregnancy, Zechariah’s prayers were silent ones. He could only commune with his Heavenly Father in the stillness of his heart, but I believe his long years of faithful service—even when he couldn’t hear God speaking or see God working—provided strength during those silent months.
Read more..2023-12-15
Lady Pen
“Grandma, I want a lady pen.” “A lady pen?” I asked. “What is a lady pen? Show me.”
Read more..2023-12-15
The Mystery of Christmas
The mystery of Christmas requires something we rational humans find most difficult: faith. Not some brain-numbing step into an abyss, but rather that which is described in the New Testament: “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”
Read more..2023-12-13
The Candle of Hope
Christmas is coming! There are loved ones to see, gifts to give, baking to share. We prepare our homes for the celebration.
Read more..2023-12-11
Harsh Judgments Can Kill One’s Spirit
“If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw
Read more..2023-12-10
I Don’t Deserve It
Oh how she wanted to believe God loved her. But she felt she had no right to ask Him anything. She had never acknowledged Him before. And life had been hard. Choices of others and her own choices had left deep pain and scars on her heart.
Read more..2023-12-09
I Am With You In This
When we are in the middle of a storm, we tend to allow fear of the unknown to grip our hearts – I have been there.
Read more..2023-12-08
This Changing Work
Part of the work God does to grow us and change us is by testing through various trials. On the other hand, some of the changing work He does in our lives is quiet and gentle as He asks us to willingly bend our hearts to the work He is doing.
Read more..2023-12-07
Hope Changes Everything
Devotional on Psalm 43:5; “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God” With Jesus, I know I'm not alone and that no matter how long winter seems to last, I know it will not go on forever.
Read more..2023-12-06
100 Percent Sure
“Anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 Manufacturers of hand sanitizers claim their products kill 99.9% of all germs. Makes you wonder about the remaining one-tenth of one percent!
Read more..2023-12-05
Choose Trust
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Read more..2023-12-04
Today I Have a Choice
Today, think of ways to be Jesus to others. What encouraging words can you say?
Read more..2023-12-03
Hindsight
There have been times I recognized God moving in my life, but only after the fact. It made me drop to my knees.
Read more..2023-12-02
Water from God’s Reservoir
Father God, your word refreshes and fills and invigorates me as I faithfully meditate on it. Thank you for its life giving strength.
Read more..2023-12-01
The Teacher’s Voice
Be conscious of where your mind goes today. direct your thoughts back to God and His Word.
Read more..2023-11-30
“Thine is the Power”
God’s transforming power flows into us when we open our lives to Him. He reorders our lives by His power and for His glory.
Read more..2023-11-29
Expectation
Your responsibility is simply to share God’s love and forgiveness. "Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone.” Mark 16:15
Read more..2023-11-28
The Companionship of Joy and Pain
Pain and Joy. They seem so diametrically opposed to one another and yet, their mutual presence is at the core of God’s rescue plan for us!
Read more..2023-11-27
When Panic Attacks
What spiritual machete can we use to hack through the tangle of terror to create a clearing for the reality that God is with us to strengthen and help us?
Read more..2023-11-26
Never Alone
Who hears you when you cry? Who listens when no one else cares… Who listens when no one else is there? Psalm 116:1-2 I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications.
Read more..2023-11-25
How to Trust God
God is so good to remind us that we need to take stock of our thoughts. Thoughts are the seeds in our lives that result in actions and responses. We choose to let them stay or to take them captive and throw them out.
Read more..2023-11-23
Don’t Hide
Do you run and hide from things you are afraid of, or if you think they are too difficult for you?
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