Year: 2021
HOW ARE LOVE AND FEAR COMPATIBLE?
PSALM 33:18 “BUT THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THOSE WH0 FEAR HIM, ON THOSE WHOSE HOPE IS IN HIS UNFAILING LOVE.” So often scripture speaks of “FEAR OF GOD.” As this verse reveals, fear is often connected with “LOVE OF GOD.” For example, I FEAR to do anything unintentionally that might hurt the Read More
WHEN FEAR STRIKES
ISAIAH 41:10 “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. The next time FEAR takes control in your being, remember this very verse. Read it as if GOD IS Read More
PEACE WITH GOD
ROMANS 5:1 “THEREFORE SINCE WE HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED THROUGH FAITH, WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.” There is nothing so sweet as a clear conscience. That’s part of the “PEACE WITH GOD” scripture speaks of. Ask for the Holy Spirit Jesus sends to help you let go of past mistakes starting Read More
LOOKING FOR LOVE AND FAITH
EPHESIANS 3:17 “[I PRAY THAT] CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGH FAITH…BEING ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED WITH LOVE.” We are encouraged to pray that Christ might open our eyes in our daily walk to see reasons to have FAITH and that our feelings of LOVE from God abound. Daily look for reasons for faith and Read More
FINDING OUR INNER BEING
EPHESIANS 3:16 “I PRAY THAT OUT OF HIS GLORIOUS RICHES HE MAY STRENGTHEN YOU WITH POWER THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN YOUR INNER BEING.” The apostle prays for “POWER IN YOUR INNER BEING.” I think of that as DETERMINATION, CONVICTION, EARNESTNESS, RESOLVING to do what’s right These all come from God’s Spirit and offer inner strength Read More
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LAST DAY?
PSALM 39:4-5 “SHOW ME, O LORD, MY LIFE’S END AND THE NUMBERS OF MY DAYS; LET ME KNOW HOW FLEETING IS MY LIFE…EACH MAN’S LIFE IS BUT A BREATH.” Would you like to know exactly when life would end for you? I know I wouldn’t, I’d spend too much time anticipating and worrying; though there Read More
ARE YOU KEEPING IT NEW?
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 “THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION; THE OLD HAS GONE, THE NEW HAS COME!” There is something to be said about having something “brand-new.” Unfortunately new can become old quickly. If not careful, we can take the NEW for granted. Try not to ever relegate the more Read More
IS THIS A COMPLIMENT OR PUTDOWN?
PSALM 8:4-6 “WHAT IS MAN THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF HIM…AND THAT YOU CARE FOR HIM?…YOU HAVE MADE HIM RULER OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HAND. The Psalmist’s words are hauntingly humiliating and encouraging at the same time. How privileged we are to be befriended by one far superior to us and yet so blessed Read More