John 11:21-22 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Even now…. She had lost her brother, Lazarus, four days earlier. All hope for his recovery had vanished as the mournful reality Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 12:9 “…. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” How’s your strength meter? Physical strength. Emotional strength. Mental, Spiritual. We all need some kind of strength to make it through our days. It seems God Continue Reading…
Psalm 101:1 “I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise.” One of the silver linings to come out of the cloud of COVID -19 for me has been a visit from my two grandsons. The other morning, I was reading a book to them by Josh Continue Reading…
Matthew 7:9-11 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven Continue Reading…
Isaiah 46:3-4 “Listen to me… you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Continue Reading…
Psalm 50:14-15 “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” The other morning I was sitting in my little room having my devotions when I spotted a blue bird headed from the holly Continue Reading…
1 Peter 1:17 “You call on a Father who judges each person’s work without favoring one over another. So live your lives as strangers here. Have the highest respect for God.”[NIRV] Are you a stranger? In Peter’s first letter to the church, believers are referred to as aliens, the exiled, foreigners, Continue Reading…
Isaiah 35:4 “…he will come to save you.” With pointed alliteration, Max Lucado, in his wonderful book, Great Day Every Day, poses the three questions we ask about God when trouble overwhelms us: Continue Reading…
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” One time I was babysitting for a family in our church and had an interesting experience with then two year-old Claire. The parents were ready to go out for the evening, but before leaving, Continue Reading…