Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 AMP. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men…while we wait for the blessed hope – the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Titus 2:11, 13. The…

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. We start the 3rd Gospel, Luke 1. In the notes it said it was written before A.D. 70. Decades have passed since Jesus…

I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. John 5:30. We come to the last chapter of the Gospel of Mark, Mark 16. Remember Jesus has been laid in…

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4-5. For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV. As we read our chapter, Mark 15,…

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15: 12, 13. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a…

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 NKJV. This is so beautiful from You Are The Beloved by Henri Nouwen: Dear God, As You draw me ever deeper into Your heart, I discover that my companions on the journey are women and men loved by You as fully…

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,…