If I go up to the heavens,…you are there;…if I make my bed in the depths,…you are there…If I rise on the wings of the dawn,…if I settle on the far side of the sea,…even there…your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139:8-10. Sometimes it helps to read Scripture…

I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Jeremiah 31:3. This morning in our early morning prayer group, our presenter shared a story she read that speaks to the love that God has for each one of us. It was written by Jessica Hurlbut about a morning when…

As you come to him, the living Stone – rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him – you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:4-5. Why are you in despair,…

Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20. NRSV. Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. Isaiah 50:10. I love…

See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? Hebrews 12:25. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my…

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10. I ask the question in the title because in this psalm, Psalm 34, David seeks to answer. It’s a…

You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the…

Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Psalm 25:4.  Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6, 7.  At the beginning of this chapter, Psalm 31, it says the Author is David, although some…