Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2. Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him. Psalm 32:10. For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much…

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. Ecclesiastes 1:9-10. Seek the Lord while he may be…

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world…

I love to share what I am learning in Scripture, in devotionals, in sermons; and I love to share what others have written and discovered…but it’s important to say to everyone…let it be God who leads you. He will lead you faithfully. When we let Creator God – Father, Son, Spirit, lead us – we…

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. Psalm 42:5 NASB. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Psalm 73:24 ESV. As I read this…

But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts. Isaiah 5:16. The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you…

And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,…

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 NRSV. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These…

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5. Yesterday I was reading in Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard, and I loved this from him:…

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19. All things work together for good to those who love God and are drawn into His purposeful actions on earth. Romans 8:28 PAR. “Why do you call me, ‘Lord,…