“Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18 MSG) I tried to spend my evening walk last night listening. Occasionally, my eyes drifted downward, to stay aware of uneven sidewalks and scattered path hazards. On one such glance,…
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“I will restore everything that was lost. God’s Decree.” (Jeremiah 32:44 MSG) We come to the final chapter of Jeremiah and find the prophet has written his closing words from the palace’s prison cell. He had been tossed in the clink by his own country’s…
“Look, the time is coming when I will turn everything around for my people, both in Israel and in Judah. I, God, say so. I’ll bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they’ll take up ownership again.” (Jeremiah 30:3 MSG) God…
“This is God’s word on the subject: as soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I am doing. I have it…
“Your own ears will hear Him. Right behind you, a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. (Isaiah 30:21 NLT) **contains spoilers for the movie Overcomer** I watched the movie Overcomer last night. It’s…
“Then God told me, “This is the message from the God of Israel: the exiles from here that I’ve sent off to the land of Babylon are like good figs; I’ll make sure they get good treatment. I’ll keep my eye on the so that…
“Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death it’s jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” (Song of…
“My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Jesus Christ, the Master, now live Him. You’re deeply rooted in Him. You’re well-constructed in Him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve…
“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you like a sudden trap.” (Luke 21:34 NET) There was a word at the end of last…
“We have come to believe and to know that you are the holy one of God.” (John 6:69 NIV) We see Jesus as gracious, kind, patient and forgiving. As we walk with Him, we begin to long for these same traits to be reproduced in…