Behold, How Good And Pleasant It Is “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” Psalms 133:1 However much it is possible, we pray Father, that we can live in peace with our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Disagreements, strife, and misunderstandings will come, yet if our desires are to […]
O Lord, Great Are You And Glorious
O Lord, Great Are You And Glorious “I will sing to my God a new song. O Lord, you are great and glorious, wonderful in strength, invincible.” Judith 16:13 Judith did the seemingly impossible of slaying Holofernes, the Assyrian general, who was ordered by a King’s degree to overtake her people. She gives thanks to […]
But My Words Will Not Pass Away
But My Words Will Not Pass Away “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Matthew 24:35 Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. All things will pass, will end, except eternal life with him. Our understanding of no heaven or no earth is limited by our humanness, […]
Of Whom I Am Chief
Of Whom I Am Chief “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15 “…of whom I am chief.” It is overwhelming to meditate upon Christ’s shed blood for your salvation, for my salvation, a lowly, humbled, […]
It Is The Power Of God For Salvation
It Is The Power Of God For Salvation “For I am not ashamed of the gospel: it is the power of God for salvation to every one who has faith, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16 To live the Gospel of Christ, is to move in faith as the world’s […]
Your Word Is Truth
Your Word Is Truth “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17 To sanctify is to make holy. To be made holy is to follow God’s word. To follow God’s word is truth. Welcome God into your life; surrender to his holy will for you. May the grace and mercy of God, […]
He Will Rejoice Over You With Gladness
He Will Rejoice Over You With Gladness “The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Our Father is an overwhelming presence in our lives, changing everything […]
Remember Then From What You Have Fallen
Remember Then From What You Have Fallen “Remember then from what you have fallen, repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.” Revelation 2:5 We live, breathe, and move, through a fallen world; God’s word is clear: […]
In EveryThing Give Thanks
In EveryThing Give Thanks “Rejoice evermore.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Our depth of joy through all things, knowing God is here, is salve for our wounds. Trouble will come, Believer or not. Our joy is in God who is greater than any hardship, pain or suffering, that comes in this fallen world. Have grace, patience, and […]
Teach Me To Do Your Will
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good spirit lead me on a level path! Psalms 143:10 We know on our own we cannot comprehend, nor follow, the will of God. We surrender to him, to his good spirit, to illuminate what was once dark, yet is now light. […]