Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 NRSV. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit,…

He is not far from each one of us. “For in him we live and move and have our being.” As some of your own poets have said, “We are his offspring.” Acts 17:27-28. Something wonderful happens when you call out to our Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit. He responds and you begin a…

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3. In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who…

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:16-17. It’s good to remember in the vast sweep…

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,…

Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. Proverbs 3:5 AMP. The Lord has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge. Psalm 94:22 NKJV. God did this so they would seek him and…

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NKJV. This psalm, Psalm 68, is David’s praise to our Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit, who gives everything good. As we read these words…

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. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, GOD did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful…

Jesus immediately said to them, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Matthew 14:27. 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…

Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16. I love this psalm, Psalm 65, because it speaks of the blessings of our Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit. Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled…You…