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Hope for When It Hurts
Sometimes in the busyness of life and the struggles that come it is hard for me to remember that the Lord is the keeper of promises. Just the other day I came across some verses that encouraged me. Philippians 1:6 and Numbers 23:19: . . .
Read MoreThis month I have been reading about Hannah. She was certainly a woman of faithful prayer. She was facing a painful situation in her life. She had no children. Her husband had another wife and this wife who had children tormented Hannah for quite some time. I don’t know what situations you are facing. Many of us are facing . . .
Read MoreOften we are urged to count our blessings and what come to mind are things like relationships, health and the basic needs of life. But if you read further in Ephesians 1 you will find blessings listed that far surpass anything of this world. . . .
Read MoreThe Bible states we are NOT to be afraid 365 times. And yet it is so easy to get caught up in fear. Fear of . . .
Read MoreHave you ever felt that God wanted you to do something important, yet it seemed to take forever to get to that point? Waiting is never easy in our culture of fast foods, fast cars, and just about fast everything. Yet even in the first century, it couldn't have been easy to wait. The Apostle Paul . . .
Read MoreWhat do you fear? The dark? Thunderstorms? Failure? New experiences? Death? Lots of things have the potential to lead to feelings of fear. . . .
Read MoreI grew up in a religious home. I was taught that Jesus’ death opened the gate to heaven but it was my deeds that would get me in or keep me out. When our children began to attend a Christian school, I began to search Scripture for the truths I was taught as a child. Sadly, I began to realize the things I had been taught were lies. I was confused and lost. What was the truth? . . .
Read MoreI lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from . . .
Read MoreEverybody wants at least one true friend that will stick by us through thick or thin, a friend that will love us through all kinds of adversity and not desert us in time of need (Proverbs 17:17; 18:24b). Is there such a person for each one of us? . . .
Read MoreWow! Do you and I realize that incomplete obedience is really disobedience? And all disobedience to God has serious . . .
Read MoreOk, ok, I admit it. Sometimes I like to be important. The verses mentioned above . . .
Read MoreMany of us do not realize that we are all in need of a shepherd … for the Good Shepherd of the Bible has all the right perspectives, power and purposes that we need in this broken world! Like lost sheep, we are all . . .
Read MoreAs we go through the day we are confronted with obstacles. One is the need to enter passwords to gain access to . . .
Read More..."I will put my trust in him." (Heb. 2:13)
'Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus--just to take Him at His word. . . . The words and melody of this old familiar hymn (words by Louisa R. Stead and music by William J. Kirkpatrick) have been running through my mind in recent days. We soon will celebrate Mother's Day, a day when I always pause to thank God for my wonderful godly mother. A very poignant memory for me is of my mother's voice, weak from a long debilitating illness and within a few days of her Homegoing, singing this hymn. She trusted Him for her salvation from sin into eternal life, in the "ups and downs" of her daily living, and in the valley of the shadow of death.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. Psalm 20:7
... I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. Psalm 52:8
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. Isaiah 50:10
Where ever you are in your life, whatever challenges and trials you may be facing, whatever celebrations you may be experiencing, our God is great, and worthy of your trust.
Anxious? Worried? Fearful? Life can most certainly prompt these feelings! But, when we override them with the certainty that GOD IS SOVEREIGN OVER ALL THINGS, it is possible to . . .
Read MoreNo doubt, as the Deceitful One slithered his way through the garden on that fateful day, his leer turned from a hateful sneer to a conquering glare as he relished in the moment – the moment when . . .
Read MoreLast summer a symbol came up on my dashboard. I knew what it meant because it had come on in the winter and I had looked it up in my car manual. The symbol stands for . . .
Read MoreAs a young mother, I tried to do everything right for my sweet, baby boy, even the things that were difficult. On one occasion I took him for an immunization; I believe he was about nine months old. I was trying to distract him when the nurse put the needle in his chubby thigh. His only response was that he frowned at me. If he could have put his confusion into words . . .
Read MoreAs the Christmas season approaches we are all thinking about gifts - ones we give to each other and ones we are hoping to receive. Many years ago . . .
Read MoreAs every newlywed couple can tell you though, there is always an adjustment period as we learn about each other and grow in oneness. In this learning and adjusting period the Lord has shown me some refining that he wants to do in me. Never a fun process, but . . .
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