We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In Him, our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. ~ Psalm 33:20-22 I'm sitting here this morning with many thoughts going through my [...]
To them, God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ~ Colossians 1:27 Hope is an exciting word. Some of us are hoping our car will start this morning so we can get to [...]
The Lord is my strength and shield; in Him, my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song, I give thanks to Him. Psalm 28:7 Well, this morning I woke up to pouring rain and a very chilly outside temperature. And when I say pouring, I mean pouring. This [...]
And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. Acts 3:8 So what happens when you have no hope? Imagine your normal life is so undesirable that people avoid you. You're a lame beggar. You get stares and glares. People walk on [...]
Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ~James 1:2 Trials are very difficult for me to grasp. I guess it is because I've always believed the Christian life would be full of joy. But the longer I [...]
...and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever ~Psalm 23:6 What a scene! The banquet table is spread. Food and drink as far as the eye can see. So many guests...and you're one of them. You go through the door and immediately the host introduces you to the crowd of people [...]
I want to know why! If I don't get answers soon it will drive me crazy! I absolutely HAVE TO UNDERSTAND why God has allowed this to happen in my life. These are thoughts that seem to invade our minds and hearts often. It doesn't take much to disappoint and discourage us when we [...]
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Luke 19:30 The Preparation Jesus instructed His disciples to go and find a colt for Him to ride into Jerusalem. This colt was never ridden, and Jesus was going to make a grand entrance into the Holy City with great anticipation from [...]
Sweat is dripping off the end of my nose. My shirt is saturated and sticking to my body. Never used muscles ache from overuse. My back hurts from bending over and over. My eyes itch because of small yellow particles finding their way and attaching themselves to my face. Some people call it pollen, [...]