Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Proverbs 17:13 New International Version Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. For Meditation You opened your heart and gave your best to help them. You sought no payback. Neither did you intend to call for reciprocal action when you need a favor. You … Continue reading He Knows Your Pain
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Muffle It!
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Proverbs 29:20 New International Version (NIV) Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them. For Meditation He should have kept quiet and pondered over what the Lord said. But he ran his mouth. Simon Peter’s story is our story. It … Continue reading Muffle It!
That They May Live
Ezekiel 37:9 New International Version (NIV) Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” For Meditation It must have been a sight—a valley filled with dry bones. Those … Continue reading That They May Live
A Jar and A Jug
1 Kings 17:12 New International Version (NIV “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may … Continue reading A Jar and A Jug
Forgiveness and A Tense Reconciliation
Genesis 33:10-11 New International Version No, please! said Jacob. If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably. For Encouragement A friend shared a story with me about President Nelson Mandela and an incident at … Continue reading Forgiveness and A Tense Reconciliation
Receive Favor Upon Favor Today
Receive Psalm 90:14-15New International Version (NIV) Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,for as many years as we have seen trouble.May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;establish … Continue reading Receive Favor Upon Favor Today
A Jailer Rejoices at Midnight
Photo by Aron Visuals on Pexels.com Acts 16:34 New International Version The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. For Encouragement It was an ordinary day for this Philippian jailer. Everything in his household … Continue reading A Jailer Rejoices at Midnight
A Responsibility to Keep
Photo by Petr Ganaj on Pexels.com Romans 12:2 New International Version Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. For Meditation Diana was a very pretty young … Continue reading A Responsibility to Keep
Living for Your Sake
1 Thessalonians 1:5 New King James Version For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake [Emphasis added]. For Encouragement A selfish life is devoid of love and denies … Continue reading Living for Your Sake
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 