John 5:8-9 New International Version Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. For Encouragement The poor man had been in his paralytic condition for 38 years, lying at the Pool of Bethesda with no hope of getting healed. … Continue reading Get Up … And Walk!
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Do Not Forget So Quickly!
James 1:23-24 New International Version Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. For Meditation I hear the receding footsteps of the past year. I … Continue reading Do Not Forget So Quickly!
Just Try Him
Job 9:27-28 New International Version If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent. For Encouragement Just try Him, Job. God is not uncaring or unjust as it seems to you. Just stop complaining, and you will get … Continue reading Just Try Him
When the Feared Gets Paralyzed By Fear
Joshua 2:8-9 New King James Version Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. For Encouragement When people forget … Continue reading When the Feared Gets Paralyzed By Fear
The Savior Is Born Today
And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because there was no lodging available for them—Luke 2:16-17. Rejoice today! Joseph and Mary traveled about ninety miles from Nazareth to … Continue reading The Savior Is Born Today
The Day Before
Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. For Encouragement The journey was long and arduous. Ninenty miles of trekking for a maiden carrying her first child was no mean feat, … Continue reading The Day Before
Joseph! What a Man!
Matthew 1:24 New International Version When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. For Meditation Nobody gives him much attention. Why should they? His wife carried the most famous baby, which gives her prominence. God chose Mary to be the mother of … Continue reading Joseph! What a Man!
Unforgotten
Isaiah 49:16 New International Version See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. For Encouragement If God knows you this way, how can He forget you at any stage of your life? He told Jeremiah to proclaim to Jerusalem how He remembers their youth and their sojourn with Him … Continue reading Unforgotten
How Gracious Is Our God
Genesis 3:15New Living TranslationAnd I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” For Encouragement His body trembled all over, and his face turned pale. Never in his life had he felt that way before. With the experience … Continue reading How Gracious Is Our God
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 