Mark 5:25 New International Version And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. For Encouragement Twelve years!  That is a lifetime of suffering—hemorrhaging and unable to enjoy her community, lonely, perhaps, and shunned by neighbors. Nobody desires defilement. Doctors have had their turns with her, baffled, yet profiting from her … Continue reading You Have Faith!

Matthew 15:28 New King James Version Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. For Meditation She was a Canaanite and a woman. However, she did not allow ethnicity and gender to stand in her way to push … Continue reading Faith That Is Commended by God

City Gate 2 Kings 7:19 New King James Version Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, “Now look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?” For MeditationHe didn’t have to speak. His job was to prop the king up when he leaned. That would have been okay if he … Continue reading Fatal Blunder

Psalm 128:1 New King James Version Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,Who walks in His ways. For Meditation Promises of God’s blessings—how abundant from His gracious hands to those who fear Him and walk in obedience with Him! (Psalm 128:1-3). You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.You will be joyful and prosperous. You will enjoy a fruitful … Continue reading Blessed By The Fear of The Lord

John 6:30-31 New King James Version Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” For Meditation A lesson in God-dependency, one day … Continue reading Everlasting Nourishment

Proud Waves Presumptuous Declarations Luke 22:31-32 New King James Version And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” For Meditation Many the time, we consider ourselves so powerful and spiritual that … Continue reading Musings of A Dejected Apostle (3)

Tension At The Evening Meal John 13:21 New International Version After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” For Meditation It all started around the evening meal in the Upper Room. I have never seen such humility before—that my Lord … Continue reading Musings of A Dejected Apostle (2)