Proverbs 10:19 New Living Translation (NLT) Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut. For meditation As soon as the words trailed off from my mouth, I knew I had spoken too quickly. There was no way I was going to be able to fulfill my promise. My heart wanted … Continue reading Measured Words

Psalm 92:14 New International Version (NIV) They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, For meditation Every time I feel an ache or pain in my body, a smile flashes in my face.  I smile not because I love the pain and desire my body to ache. It is always … Continue reading Dignity in Aging

Isaiah 43:1 New International Version (NIV) But now, this is what the Lord says … “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." For meditation The day was very special for Mark. His best friend from elementary school was coming to town, and he was excited to meet him. Mark … Continue reading He Will Never Forget You!

2 Samuel 24:14 New International Version (NIV) David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.” For meditation We slip and fall sometimes; but some of those times we don’t realize how bad the … Continue reading The Mercy and Grace of God

Matthew 27:4 New International Version (NIV) “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.” For meditation The slippery highway of sin! How deceptive and destructive it is, and terrible the end! It’s so deceptive that it’s difficult to acknowledge when cruising on … Continue reading Don’t Get There

Judges 11:2 New International Version (NIV)  “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.” For Meditation Feel Jephthah’s pain. It could have been on a cold winter morning that his brothers drove him out of their father’s house. He didn’t see it … Continue reading But For Christ Jesus

Mark 12:15 New International Version (NIV) Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” For Meditation Loaded questions! Reporters use this tool very well. They have their agenda and their expected positions on issues, and they set out to hunt for a careless prey. The goal is always to get a popular figure to commit to a … Continue reading Discernment and Wisdom

Numbers 21:9 New International Version (NIV) So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, they lived. For Meditation Even God’s patience has a limit. How long could the grumbling and whining and complaining go on? How long … Continue reading While Yet Sinners

Genesis 3:13 New International Version (NIV) Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” For Meditation Let’s step back into the Garden of Eden for a moment. Adam and his lovely wife receive a visitor. It’s the serpent with a quizzical look … Continue reading Let’s Own up!