For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted:Neither has He hidden His face from him:But when he cried to Him for help, He heard. – Psalm 22:24 A mom told me of her six-year-old daughter who once stubbornly insisted she was going to walk three miles to spend...
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation! Selah. – Psalm 68:19 Years ago as America was digging out of the depression, President Roosevelt naively imposed strict wage and price controls that handcuffed employers from bidding higher salaries for...
He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues people under me. – Psalm 144:2 NIV This is such a powerful verse. Let’s break it down and meditate on it together. The verse opens with “He is my loving...
Yes, he alone is my Rock, my rescuer, defense and fortress. Why then should I be tense with fear when troubles come? – Psalm 62:2 TLB Last winter I was hearing the distress in my daughter-in-law Chelsea’s voice about a certain cat named Mo, belonging to her and our son Peter...
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. – Ephesians 3:18 NLT If we can learn to see and trust in the love that God has for us, it will change our lives. Yesterday we looked at how wide and...
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. – Ephesians 3:18 NLT The more we understand and believe in God’s love, the more transformation we will experience. It is life-changing!...
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:8 In human relationships, when we assess someone’s love, we don’t just take their word for it. It is not enough. We consider a wide variety of...
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead. – James 2:17 Our small group had a lively discussion about the difference between works as a result of faith and works that don’t save, as Paul addressed the topic in Galatians. We challenged each other to get out of our comfort zone...
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens... he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews... and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.... And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching...
Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! – John 1:29 What an amazing declaration we read in the Gospel of John! A Savior has come into the world and has the ability to take away all of our sins! Then in Matthew 3:13 we read, ”Then Jesus came from...