King's Crossroads
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jeremiah 6:16 NIV)When the...
View ArticleThe Women of Matthew 1
"Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18There are...
View ArticleThe Vineyard Walking
"I am the vine, you are the branches: He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. " John 15:5 NKJVI received a life blessing by being raised in what is...
View ArticleChristmas Expectations
And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. (I Timothy 6:8) NKJVNone of us ever figured out how she did it. Granny always sat in the third pew from the front at church and the night...
View ArticleThe Misunderstood Jesus
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3 KJV)From the time he...
View ArticleListen to The Spirit
"Of Him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption" I Corinthians 1:30Recently, I had a hunger to live closer to Jesus, as I knew...
View ArticleSunrise, Sunset
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. Psalm 65:8 NIVOn the way in to work this morning, crossing the bridge span...
View ArticleLonely Eyes Sometimes Cry
"God shall wipe away all their tears" Revelation 7:17As my wife and I approach seventy and eighty, we have found today's verse has often applied to our life. We have found a secret that has taken us...
View ArticleLight Equals Life
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have the light of life." John 8:12 TEVI was given an amaryllis bulb for Christmas. The outdoor temperature hovered between 10 degrees...
View ArticleHealed Is Better Than Hidden
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)As I watch the huge snowflakes fluttering softly to earth, the...
View ArticleBearing the Cross
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. Luke 9:23 (NIV).Having had the good fortune to come into possession of a...
View ArticleUsing God's Gifts
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,- so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.We...
View ArticleCrying In a River
"Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine, via Facebook, down in Africa. He had posted a picture of his...
View ArticleHow Does This Benefit Me?
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. Philippians 2:3 (NIV)One day at work, I noticed a repeating theme running through my head as I...
View ArticleRecently
"These things I have spoken to you that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." John 15:11 Recently, the Lord brought to my mind why He taught His children about the Vine and the...
View ArticleGoing Fishing
And He said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." Matt. 4:19 RSVMy father was not normally a patient man. But when he was fishing, he could sit for hours patiently waiting for the...
View ArticleFacing Fears with Prayer
iI sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. -Psalm 34:4 (NIV)Something did not feel right. The doctor ordered tests revealing a cyst on the inside of one of my organs. It...
View ArticleGloom Into Glory
“And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature and upholds all things by the word of His power.” (Hebrews 1:3a NASB)The Maundy Thursday service at our church was ending...
View ArticleJob - Pain ad Patience
"To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty." Job 6:14 NKJVMy wife was angry yesterday at God because a dear friend "Just can't...
View ArticleShow - Don't Tell
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:8 - NIVA young woman enjoyed reading romance novels so she decided to write one and as she...
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