Is it you? In your own kingdom? Your rules. Your desires. In 2 Samuel 2 David is anointed king over the tribe of Judah in Hebron where he and his men and their families have settled after Saul’s death. v. 2-4. He returned to Hebron only after asking God. God directed David and David listened.…

I wonder when we will put it all together and realize the uncertainty and violence we see played out today, comes from our hearts turned away from God’s help. Our granddaughters won’t attend school today because of threats to schools in their district. Over reaction? That’s the problem. We don’t know. Not anymore. A gunman…

One of the reasons I love reading God’s word and sharing that with you is that there are living examples of lives lived and choices made. They may have lived millennia ago but the testament of their lives lives on. In 1 Samuel 31 we come to the end of this first book of Samuel…

Have you ever wondered how David could write The Lord is my Shepherd? I love this New Life Translation: The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor…

This morning in prayer with God, He was showing me that all of the memories of much loved family loving me generously was Him. All of the delight I experienced in the child wonder of seeing butterflies and flowers, of eating favorite foods made by grandmothers who loved deeply, of laying on a hill and…

Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Psalm 43:3. I love the above passage in Psalm 43 because it reminds me that God’s truth is the light that dispels darkness. God is light and in him is…

Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Psalm 43:3. I love the above passage in Psalm 43 because it reminds me that God’s truth is the light that dispels darkness. God is light and in him is…

“Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” I read this Scripture passage this morning in the devotional The Chosen 40 Days With Jesus Book Three. It was found in Luke 17: 11-19. Jesus and His disciples were along the border between Samaria and Galilee when 10 men with leprosy met…

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people. He did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person. John 2:23-25. I…

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8. Can we see the big picture and not just our own narrow interests? As we learn to trust God for everything, our world expands because He is here with us daily. What…