Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Genesis 8:1 New International Version (NIV) But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. For meditation The Bible has stories about how God remembered some people at critical … Continue reading A Day of Remembrance and Blessings
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Destitute in the Things of God
Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Luke 12:18-19 King James Version And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take … Continue reading Destitute in the Things of God
At Your Word
Photo by Szelei Robert on Pexels.com Luke 5:5 New International Version Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” For Meditation Is that not our Christian credo—how we have to live with Jesus? “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught … Continue reading At Your Word
The True Report to Give
Matthew 28:13 New International Version (NIV) You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ For Meditation Their job was simple—to secure the tomb where they laid Jesus to rest in death. I have been there before. Left alone in a remote location to keep watch … Continue reading The True Report to Give
Victory In Gethsemane
Photo by Mattia Verga on Pexels.com Mark 14:34 New International Version “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” For Meditation He went to pray in the last hours of His life on earth with His three best friends. They had been with Him all … Continue reading Victory In Gethsemane
Dealing with Our Hurts
John 20:25 New Living Translation They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” For Encouragement A dedicated disciple, Thomas was a keen but careful … Continue reading Dealing with Our Hurts
The Certainty of the Resurrection
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Mark 12:25 New International Version When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. For Meditation Sometimes, you do not know what to make of what some people think about you - whether they take you for an … Continue reading The Certainty of the Resurrection
The Downside of Prosperity
2 Chronicles 16:10 New International Version Asa was angry with the seer because of this; he was so enraged that he put him in prison. At the same time Asa brutally oppressed some of the people. For Encouragement One thing that makes David such a model for righteous living is his tendency for confession and plea … Continue reading The Downside of Prosperity
The Attrition of Faith
Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com 2 Chronicles 16:12 New King James Version And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians. For Meditation As a student, I often traveled between the twin cities … Continue reading The Attrition of Faith
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 