Mark 14:50 New International Version Then everyone deserted him and fled. For meditation Have you ever felt betrayed and lonely before—the time when all your trusted friends and family deserted you? They made Him think they loved Him and made Him feel they would be there for Him through thick and thin. But they deserted … Continue reading When They Desert You.

Mark 8:23 New King James Version So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. For Meditation Poor us! We are so fixated on our expectations of God … Continue reading Doing It His Way

Philippians 1:21 New King James Version  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Meditation Living emptied of self, and with a heavenly perspective—that’s the sum of the Christian life. Think about it. Shalom and god morning

Needing Love And Attention Mark 7:11-12 New King James Version But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God), then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother. For Meditation It is late in the American … Continue reading Spiritual Interference

Numbers 11:22 New International Version “Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?” Your Encouragement Abraham did not see how, at one hundred years, and Sarah at ninety, they could have a baby (Genesis 17:17). The … Continue reading When We Don’t See the Possibility,

Luke 7:13 New International Version When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.” For Meditation She was going to bury her son, her only child—a widow in a small town called Nain, a few miles southeast of Nazareth, Jesus’s hometown (Luke 7:11-17). That was not a secure situation for … Continue reading His Compassion Never Fails

Matthew 14:28-29 New King James Version And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So, He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. For Encouragement He took the Lord at His … Continue reading Lake Walking

Matthew 16:24-25 New King James Version Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For Encouragement My eyes see, and my … Continue reading Self-denial – A Life Gained