Ephesians 5:31-32 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. Do you enjoy mysteries? How about profound mysteries? Profound mysteries involving love? Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 12:9 “…. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” How’s your strength meter? Physical strength. Emotional strength. Mental, Spiritual. We all need some kind of strength to make it through our days. It seems God Continue Reading…
Hebrews11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith. The scriptural definition reveals faith isn’t about what we see. In fact, as I’ve written previously, it’s based on what we don’t see with our physical eyes. And the eleventh chapter of Hebrews Continue Reading…
Job 2:10 ”Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Much of life comes as a mixed bag. Highs, lows, clarity, confusion, peace, anxiety. This past holiday I experienced a little bit of everything. Our plans at Christmas entailed driving to Ohio to visit my brother Continue Reading…
Song of Solomon 2:15 “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” As I was having my devotions the other morning, I spotted a fox running across the field. A rare occurrence, the first thing that came to mind was Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. One of the requirements of my teaching job consists of getting periodic fingerprints. The last time I tried, the folks scanning my prints reported they were Continue Reading…
2 Chronicles 20:12 “For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” Have you experienced situations that throw you into a Lord I don’t know what to do but my eyes are on Continue Reading…
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” I recently experienced a distraction that distracted me from all my other distractions. I was carrying some laundry downstairs and inadvertently missed the last step. Down I went…but Continue Reading…
Romans 5:5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. [NLT] Christmas has a way of heightening our expectations, doesn’t it? The week before Thanksgiving I parked Continue Reading…
