Matthew 25:12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ I don’t know why five of the ten virgins in Jesus’ parable ran out of oil. Evidently, they thought they had enough to get by. But their miscalculation caused them to lose everything. Kind of like Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 1:12 “…But I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day which has been entrusted to me.” I was talking with a woman the other day who has trouble remembering who she is Continue Reading…
Proverbs 17:22 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” I inherited a distinctive trait from my Grandma Creech (besides making good pie crusts). Sometimes she laughed so hard when something struck her funny bone that she couldn’t squeeze out even one coherent word. Continue Reading…
Proverbs 14:9 “Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.” [NIV] Goodwill. Although expressions of “peace on earth” and “goodwill toward men” flourish in the Christmas season, peace remains elusive. And if goodwill describes willing good for others, I’m afraid we’re falling short. No Continue Reading…
Ephesians 5:8 “for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.” Sometimes I forget that I was darkness. In the pre-Christ days when I worshipped myself instead of my Creator, I didn’t realize how much I needed someone to save me from the dark. You would Continue Reading…
Luke 2:26 “And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.” A few years ago my husband pruned our holly tree. Boy, did he! I wondered if any of those beautiful red berries would ever Continue Reading…
2 Timothy 4:2 “preach the word; be ready in season and out of season….” Are you telling the good news about Jesus Christ as the Christmas carol admonishes us to do? Statistics reveal 96% of believers will never lead another person to Christ. We seem to lack either the conviction Continue Reading…
Mark 12:44 “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” You’re probably familiar with Continue Reading…
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” “Don’t view God as your first priority!” What????? The speaker explained that all too often many believers spend devotional time with God in the morning, then proceed to their next priority of Continue Reading…
Ephesians 5:20 “…giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Thank you. Two simple words. Simple but powerful. Words, according to Harvard Health that will make you happier when you express them. And Psychology Today reports that showing appreciation builds Continue Reading…