Luke 1:46-47 New International Version (NIV) My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior For meditation Only a life that has been touched by God’s grace can praise Him. It is only a heart that truly appreciates God’s favor that can rise in joyful singing to our Jehovah. That is … Continue reading A Heart’s Song To God

Mark 5:15 New International Version (NIV) When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. For Meditation In 1865, two young professors decided to reopen the Southern Baptist University in Greeneville, South Carolina in the United … Continue reading For the Sake of One

John 15:5 New International Version (NIV) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. For meditation The church was small – with membership under a hundred. That however, didn’t matter. The fellowship was deep; the … Continue reading Bearing Fruit for Impact

Isaiah 55:8 New International Version (NIV)  “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. For Meditation  It is absolutely comical to observe how people struggle with the “Whys” and the “Hows” of things from God’s perspective. It is pitiful and quite depressing to see mere humans, trying … Continue reading Just Surrender

Matthew 13:29-30 King James Version (KJV) But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. For Meditation I always wondered why I had to eat and play with the big boys when I was growing up. But lately, … Continue reading The Benefit of Weeds

2 Samuel 18:33 New International Version (NIV) The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!” For Meditation David did everything to protect … Continue reading The Grieving Heart of a Loving Father

Numbers 20:10 New International Version (NIV) He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” For Meditation Poor Moses! The man had been magnanimous for so long. He had turned down God’s suggestion to allow Him … Continue reading Don’t Let Them!

Genesis 41:43 New International Version (NIV) He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way!” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt. For meditation Somebody may ask how people all over Egypt were shouting, “Make way”, to a village boy and slave like Joseph. How … Continue reading Prepared by Adversity