Judges 7:9-11 New International Version (NIV) If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp … and listen to what they are saying … [and] be encouraged.” For Meditation In all of scripture, I have not yet seen any person with whom God dealt so tenderly than Gideon. The man was afraid, had zero … Continue reading In Your Anxious Moments

Colossians 1:15 New International Version (NIV) The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For meditation Three more days, and we will be riding in a brand New Year – 2017. If it were a car we are anticipating owning, we may have bought or arranged for it already. But the New … Continue reading The Key to 2017

Psalm 73:2 New International Version (NIV) But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For Meditation The old missionary almost lost it. He was alone in a New York hotel, reflecting on his experience at the port that day. After a life-long missionary endeavor in a remote eastern … Continue reading Don’t Lose It!

1 Peter 3:15 New International Version (NIV) But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect For Meditation The story is told of an officer of the British Army … Continue reading Are You Hopeful?

Matthew 2:1-12 New International Version (NIV) After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the … Continue reading They Came to Worship

Matthew 1:23 New International Version (NIV) The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means, God with us). For Meditation The story is told of a little boy in Europe who was missing his father who was fighting in the Second World War. One day, the … Continue reading God Made Real

Matthew 1:24 New International Version (NIV) When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. For meditation It always amazes me when I think about the obedience of Joseph when the angel spoke to him about Mary’s pregnancy (Matt. 1:24). It is so … Continue reading Because He Says

 Luke 1:68 New International Version (NIV) “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. For meditation He was a big winner in the Christmas story. The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem was the manifestation of God’s messianic promise to Israel (Lk. 2:7). Six months … Continue reading More than Our Gifts

Luke 1:13 New International Version (NIV) But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. For meditation They were earnestly praying for Peter’s release from prison (Acts 12:5). Times like that demand that the … Continue reading Held for a Special Season