“The Lord went ahead of them, He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud and He provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.” (Exodus 13:21 NLT) At the prompting of…
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“…godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (1 Timothy 4:8 NIV) Paul writes to remind us that godliness is an all-around win. It accomplishes heaven’s purpose here in earth and it further equips is…
“But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent His Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so He might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law.” (Galatians 4:4…
“Because God delights in His people, He festoons plain folks with salvation garlands!” (Psalm 149:4 MSG) Sometimes in the midst of ministry, we lose sight of the fact that Jesus saves. We get caught up in appearances and calendars and agendas. In all that hustle,…
“We don’t know what God wants us to pray for. but the Holy Spirit prays for us with groaning that canto be expressed in words.” (Romans 8:26 NLT) It’s interesting that I referenced this scripture last night to my dear friend who is facing another…
“…the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” (Isaiah 61:3 NKJV) Someone pointed it out last night in our study; one particular sentence in the group book that I had glossed over. “You will find that you wear depression and oppression like a garment.”…
“Just as you’ll never understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, so you’ll never understand the mystery at work in all God does.” (Ecclesiastes 11:5 MSG) “The mystery at work” is a turn of phrase that holds my attention. I’ve been pregnant.…
“Remember, the duller the ax, the harder the work; use your head,; the more brains, the less muscle.” Ecclesiastes 10:10 MSG) This scripture reminds me of Stephen Covey’s 7th habit; sharpen the saw. I don’t know that I had realized before, just how biblical this…
“We are only here for a moment; visitors and strangers in the land of our ancestors.” (1 Chronicles 29:15 NLT) We drove 726 hard miles yesterday. Setting out after church. And somewhere in Kansas I listened to a podcast from Dick Foth about how life…
“There’s an opportune time to do things: a right time for everything on earth.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 MSG) Today is a day I have been dreading for a good long while. Yesterday we hitched up a trailer and loaded Eli’s car up with almost all his…