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…
Song of Solomon 2:15 “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” As I was having my devotions the other morning, I spotted a fox running across the field. A rare occurrence, the first thing that came to mind was Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 12:5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” [NIV] “Lord, I wouldn’t give someone I didn’t trust my checkbook…but you did.” My friend was dealing Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:6 “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” Free will: It’s our crowning honor; it’s our greatest source of shame. Our choices determine how we live in this life and where we will spend the next. Every single person born on Continue Reading…
Romans 8:25 “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” “Don’t worry Grandma.” Those were the wise words my 3-year-old grandson spoke when his milk splattered across the table. In fact, encouraging the people around him not to worry turns out to Continue Reading…
Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.” [ESV] We have become an offended people, haven’t we? Jesus warned it’s impossible to live in a fallen world without encountering offenses (Luke 17:1). We fail to meet others’ Continue Reading…
Psalm 16:11 “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” The first thing I learned when I went to graduate school at the University of Colorado could be summed up in four words: Learn. Continue Reading…
Joshua 3:13 “And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord—the Lord of all the earth—set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap.” Most miracles don’t just happen. God seems to like our involvement in Continue Reading…
Psalm 27: “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” FEAR. I write it in all caps because it’s an intimidating word. An emotion wielding far too much power for children of God. David asks in Psalm 27 “of whom Continue Reading…
Exodus 13:21 “By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.” Self-sufficiency and the Christian faith do not run Continue Reading…