You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3. Do you doubt that God works in this life of ours or in your life personally? Do you have trouble trusting God? I understand. All we have to do is look at the events in…

And he opened his mouth and taught them saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:2-3. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23. God’s kingdom is where God…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me…

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that…

Evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and…known (in) the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:13-15. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty…

Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge. 1 Timothy 6:20. Thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3. I couldn’t help but think about how life moves forward. Change is inevitable. Yet even as I thought about those movements forward, I couldn’t…

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17. I think…

Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21. Can we let that Scripture sit deep…

I wanted to share today the blessing of the parable of the sower which is so worth reading. (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15). Jesus said, “I am the true vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do…

Last night in our Midweek Encounter, we practiced Lectio Divina which is reading a particular Scripture several times to let God impart understanding we wouldn’t glean with just a quick read-through. I loved The Message translation of 1 John 3:1-3: What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it – we’re…