Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Isaiah 60:1-2. In 1 Kings 2 David, knowing his time to die is drawing near…

You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men. Matthew 16:23. When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and…

Do we ever consider that each step of faith is a path whose builder is God? Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him…

When I have finished reading a chapter of Scripture, when I have read my Devotionals, when I have been still with God in prayer and communion with Him, there is so much! How do I share so much in one blog? I ask Him to help me share His love. He asks me to be…

Secure. I love that word. I come to God when I am weary from sorrows that bear down on me. Sometimes the noise, the anger, the violence become too much and I am undone. I feel old and tired, worn out. When I listen to Him and let myself be still, really still, I feel…

For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 Yesterday I watched the recorded Open Table Conference discussion on Faith in Hebrews 11 led by Paul Young. He asked us to begin by supposing we know nothing…

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Hosea 6:6. “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’” Matthew 9:13. In reading 2 Samuel 21, the note below said: The next four chapters are an appendix to the book. The events are not presented in…

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts,…

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he…

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8. Have we ever truly stopped and thought about what our lives would be like without love or…