Colossians 3:12 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” I just wore that. Those pants don’t fit. Wrong color. Out of style. You don’t have to be a Fashionista to find yourself staring in the closet wondering what in Continue Reading…
Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Thank goodness! Thank my lucky stars! Thank heaven! Expressions we often hear from those who experience something good in their lives. We humans are designed to give thanks. Gratitude surges Continue Reading…
1 Timothy 1:19 “holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.” A clear conscience. It’s a terrible thing to lose. Once we start ignoring that inner voice when it dictates a direction other than what we Continue Reading…
Psalm 62:11-12 “One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving.” A friend posed an interesting question the other day. How can I keep legitimate concerns from tuning into worry? Faced with an onslaught of physical as Continue Reading…
1 Peter 2:17 “Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.” I realize somewhere along the line I threw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. It probably happened in the turmoil of the 60s when the mantra of peace and love also Continue Reading…
Psalm 141:8 “But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge….” Where do your eyes go in times of trouble? Do they frantically dart from one potential source of help to another? Do they gaze inward, withdrawn into an inevitable look of defeat? Maybe Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:45 “…He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Put down the umbrella! The words could not have been clearer. We were singing about God’s mercies being poured out, his blessings being “showered down.” Interrupting this Continue Reading…
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world….” The classic 1963 movie, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, featured more iconic comedians than any film that’s ever been produced. It also contained more adjectives in its title than most productions. It’s those four adjectives (the mads)that keep echoing in Continue Reading…
John 2:5 “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’” It was the third day (third days in Scripture seem prone to miracles). The wine at the wedding feast was depleted but the party wasn’t over. Mary recognized what was happening, but had neither the power nor Continue Reading…
Psalm 3:6 “I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.” It’s easy to say “I will not fear” when the lights are on and our enemies gone. When the wedding ring is placed on the girl once terrified she would never find a husband. When the son Continue Reading…