Acts 23:11 New International Version (NIV) The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.” For meditation If any officer inspired confidence in the officers and men in the Royal Navy in his time, it was Vice Admiral Horatio … Continue reading Confident with Christ

Genesis 19:20 New Living Translation (NLT) See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.” Meditation I don’t understand Lot. His resident city was going to be destroyed by fire. God had mercifully sent His angels to deliver … Continue reading It’s All Yours to Enjoy

Mark 7:36 New International Version (NIV) Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. For Meditation “How could they keep it to themselves? They had never seen anything like that before. The man was deaf and could hardly talk. They all knew his condition … Continue reading How Could They?

2 Corinthians 6:4-7 New International Version (NIV) As servants of God we commend ourselves in every way … in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left For Meditation It is the most difficult and oppressive experience to listen to President Donald Trump. Every time I … Continue reading The Boasting of a President

Jonah 1:5 New International Version (NIV) But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. For Meditation It is human folly to consider running away from God or hiding from Him. He is Omniscient and Omnipresent; so how could anyone assume invisibility before Him. Yet, we do it … Continue reading You Can Run but not Hide

Matthew 11:28 New International Version (NIV) Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. For Meditation I remember the period of unimagined disturbances in our church twelve years ago. A particular family made it their goal to invite me to their home after every challenging meeting to lunch … Continue reading Invitation to Rest

Matthew 16:22 New International Version (NIV) Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” For Meditation What was Peter thinking about? Who rebukes God? But that is exactly what he did when he took Jesus to the side and told him, “Never Lord!” At … Continue reading When We Rebuke God