Luke 22:4 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” On the night before Jesus was crucified, a night so agonizing that his sweat fell like drops of blood, he prayed. He heard the hounds of hell gnashing their Continue Reading…
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. My perception of the Lord being a “strong tower” recently took on a deeper understanding. One of the many interesting sights we visited in Ireland took us back to the Continue Reading…
Joshua 1:7 “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.” What does “courage” look like to you? Maybe you picture courage as Sam and Frodo fighting through unthinkable evil to throw the Ring into the fires of 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 31:24 “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” How’s your hope tank these days? A little depleted? I think the coronavirus has left us all feeling more vulnerable and less secure than we were when life was normal. When was that? Decades ago? The Continue Reading…
Psalm 110:3 “Your troops will be willing on your day of battle….” Do you ever feel you have more checks in the lose column than the winning one? Although we face defeat for a number of reasons one of the less appreciated causes lies in a lack of discernment-we don’t Continue Reading…
Psalm 29:11 “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Shortly after Chip and I were married, we moved to Florida where he and his brother Dick teamed together to begin a business. Chip’s first project entailed buying and clearing land in order to Continue Reading…