Your Commitment Check “But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal … Continue reading Your Commitment Check
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A Timeless Affirmation
Psalm 37:25 New International Version (NIV) I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread. For meditation The two Young Executives sat in the small restaurant over lunch. They had just returned from their business trips. David and Dinah had something in common — aggressive … Continue reading A Timeless Affirmation
Dulled Hearts and Minds
Luke 24:25 New International Version He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! For Meditation When darkness engulfs a bright future, the visionary ceases to see, and the sound of a crashed dream deafens the disenchanted. That characterizes the two disciples on the Road to … Continue reading Dulled Hearts and Minds
He Is So Close
Psalm 46:10 New International Version (NIV) He says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” For Meditation “It’s a miracle,” my wife shouted from the back of the truck. Our daughter and her family were visiting from the USA, and their two children, who were used to the music from their parents’ vehicles back … Continue reading He Is So Close
He Is More Than Able
Philippians 1:6 New International Version (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. For Meditation The greatest joy we have in our Christian walk is the assurance of our salvation (Jn. 10:27-30). However, that is one blessing the … Continue reading He Is More Than Able
The Director of your Life
The Director of Your Life Psalm 37:23-24 New Living Translation The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. For Encouragement As I meditated on this scripture today, my mind settled on the word—directs. The role of a film director … Continue reading The Director of your Life
Treated More Than Fairly
Matthew 20:15 New International Version Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ For Meditation He came expecting more than the last person hired. What shocking news greeted him—the same wages for him as for the person who came last! … Continue reading Treated More Than Fairly
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!
The Masterpiece of God
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. He minced no words. Lazarus is dead! (Jn. 11:14). His friend was dead, but His disciples could not understand when Jesus told them he was going to wake Lazarus from his sleep (11). So, he spoke in … Continue reading The Masterpiece of God