“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…
“God told Jeremiah, “Up on your feet! Go to the potter’s house. When you get there, I’ll tell you what I have to say.” (Jeremiah 18:1-2 MSG) I love that the book of Jeremiah is included in the Old Testament canon. Why do I say…
“While He was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knew before Him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, put your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus got up and went with him, so did his disciples. Just then, a…
“When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with sounds of joy.” (Psalm 126:1-2 NIV) Do you know what grows dim in an adult’s life? Laughter. The average four year old…
“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7 NLT) My spiritual mentor prayed it into the phone, a couple hundred miles could not muffle her…