Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4. You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at…

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18. We do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV. This morning in our Friday Retreat we did a Lectio Divina, a spiritual discipline. We looked at a…

He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way. Psalm 25:9 NRSV. Happy are the people whose God is the Lord! Psalm 144:15 NKJV. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into…

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Proverbs 11:2. If we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:25 NKJV. I awoke very early this morning and knew I wouldn’t be able to return to sleep. I realized my worries for family are…

Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24 NKJV. See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and His arm rules for Him. See, His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him. He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs…

Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11 NKJV. God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Genesis 1:27 NKJV. I love things that shake…

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Ephesians 3:20-21. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of…

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16. The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. Psalm 147:11. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke,…

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 NRSV. Thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in…

The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy. Psalm 19:8 THE MESSAGE Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you really know Me, you will know My Father as well. From now on, you do know Him…