TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES
God said, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, because you are standing on holy ground." Ex. 3:5 TEV Why "Take off your shoes?" How did that interfere with God communicating with Moses? I...
View ArticleMy Child's Blocks
"A Foolish Man... Built His House on the Sand." Matthew 7:26 NKJV Our oldest grand-daughter was married last month on a party barge on Lake Union in Seattle, WA. We looked out at the Space Needle and...
View ArticleThe Battlefield of My Mind
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about...
View ArticleTHANKS-GIVING
Read Matt. 25:31-46. Whenever you did this for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you have done it for me. Matt. 25:40 TEV. Thanksgiving Day originated as a day to give thanks to God...
View ArticleThe Big Comfy Chair
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2Thessalonians 3:3 When I was a little girl and something frightened me, for example - storms, angry dog next door,...
View ArticleParadise Birds
"OPEN WIDE YOUR MOUTH AND I WILL FILL IT" Psalm 81:10 One of my favorite paintings is of a mother Paradise Bird feeding her baby. If you have never seen a Brazilian Paradise Bird you have never seen...
View ArticlePieces and Parts
For in fact the body is not one member but many. (1 Corinthians 12:14 NKJV) The first time I looked inside my computer, I was amazed. There are pieces and parts in various shapes and sizes, connected...
View ArticleA Good Place to Start
It is good for me to draw near to God. (Psalm 73:28 NKJV) I prefer to hold my daily devotional time in the morning. If I wait until evening, after I have worked all day or run errands, I am not as...
View ArticlePuzzle Pieces
"so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others" Romans 12:5 Several years ago, while my church choir was on tour, we attended a Bible study at one of our host...
View ArticleREDEMPTION'S PRICE TAG
The blood of Christ....(shall) cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Hebrews 9:14b Redemption. According to Webster's dictionary it is the act of gaining or regaining...
View ArticleThe Lion Who Roared
"Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" I Peter 5:8 NASB Once there was a lion who prowled around trying to make people afraid. Making his prey cower,...
View ArticleProfessions
I sought the Lord and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 (NKJV) Once at a high school football game one of our hometown players was knocked out after being tackled. I remember...
View ArticleA Comfort Zone Christian
"Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those that seek Him." Hebrews 11:6 NASB The Bible teaches God's children to...
View ArticleFootprints of Faithfulness
“Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything He had spoken came true.” Joshua 21:45 (NLT) Creeeak, creeeak, back and forth the...
View ArticleSelf-Love Contrasted with God's Love
"Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money . . . unloving . . . lovers of pleasure instead of God. Holding to a form of godliness . . . " (II Timothy 3: 1-5) NASB vs. God so loved the world...
View ArticleEternal Light
The city had no need of the sun or the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light (Revelations 21:23 NKJV)On one of our fall foliage trips, my family took in the...
View ArticleReflecting God's Wishes
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. (Proverbs 27:19 NIV)In a group setting several years ago, the instructor divided us into teams to play a simple game of checkers. The only...
View ArticleThe Word
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NIV)I live with words. When I meet someone new and hear their name, I often ask for the spelling—it floats...
View ArticleSentence Prayers
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. (Psalm 145:18 NIV)Years ago I was at my hometown church one Sunday morning waiting for Sunday School to begin when one of the...
View ArticlePLS
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind." II Timothy 1:7 NKJV A young man had moved hundreds of miles away from home. He wanted to not only go to college, but...
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