Shimmers of Paradise
It says a lot about the nature of our world when these promises seem so far removed from our current reality that we have a hard time wrapping our hearts and minds around them. However, when we choose to walk closely with our Savior on this side of forever, He allows us glimpses of Paradise …
Turn to God
I am making my way through the Bible again by reading/listening to the Bible Recap. I enjoy the chronological layout as well as the brief overview each day by Tara Leigh Cobble. One of the things she likes to remind us of, especially during this time in the Old Testament, is that shame and guilt …
No Condemnation
This verse doesn’t say there is less condemnation. It doesn’t say condemnation is waiting to pounce around every corner. It says there is NO condemnation! Yes, that means even for that one thing that Satan keeps whispering to your heart about—Don’t we all have that one thing we feel we must repeatedly lay at the …
Demolishing Religion
I often lament that I wasn’t brought up in the church and that my Biblical knowledge is lacking at many levels. However, I am learning more and more that if the relationship with our Father, through His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, was not at the foundation of that time of youthful church attendance, then …
Honor
The word honor jumped out at me today. Paul says we are not only to love fellow believers but to honor them as well, and not only that, but we are to delight in honoring them. According to the Oxford dictionary, to honor is to “regard with great respect.” However, Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary walks it …
Our Father’s Hands
Psalm 139 is one of my very favorite Psalms of David. It literally pulls a contended sigh from somewhere deep within my soul every time I read it. In this section, David is marveling over God’s omniscience, acknowledging that no matter where life might take us, we are NEVER beyond the reach of our Father. …
As You Wait
AS YOU WAIT! These words practically jumped off the screen at me, and I instantly thought of “The Dash,” a poem by Linda Ellis: I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on his casket from beginning to the end. He noted that …
The Power of Words
Use the power of your words to speak life today. God is GOOD ~ ALL the time!
The Word of God
I do not read the Word of God because I want to know more biblical stuff or to be able to say I have read the best-selling book of all time. I read the Word of God because it is the most extraordinary love story ever told. God created the Word to draw us closer …
Consumed
When I read and meditate on the verse each day from my Bible app, very often, I am washed over by the emotions the words elicit in my spirit. Writing it down is my attempt to derive the essence of God’s Word as I understand it, tuck it into my heart, and carry it into …
