Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.…

And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Genesis 3:13 NKJV. I loved this today in You Are The Beloved by Henri Nouwen: “Can We Recognize His Presence? The world in which we live today and about whose suffering…

For the word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. Psalm 33:4. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. Psalm 18:30 NKJV. The teaching Jesus, the Son, gives in this chapter,…

I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39. Lean on, trust in,…

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You. Psalm 33:22. I loved this in…

I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me into glory. Psalm 73:23-24. This morning in our Friday Zoom Retreat, we listened to the encouragement we need and so easily dismiss. Some of the thoughts we needed to hear: “You’re…

We who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Hebrews 6:18-19 NLT. I loved this in Hearing God by Dallas Willard:…

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NASB. Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16. The Lord says, “I will guide you along…

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6. I loved this today in Hearing God by Dallas Willard, so appropriate for our chapter: “The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in His temple all say,…

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven…so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and…