Esther 4:14 “For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place….” I wish my confidence in God stood as strong as Mordecai’s. The book of Esther illustrates the power of his unflinching trust in God. An edict had been given Continue Reading…
Colossians 3:12 “Therefore, as God’s chosen people holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” I just wore that. Those pants don’t fit. Wrong color. Out of style. You don’t have to be a Fashionista to find yourself staring in the closet wondering what in Continue Reading…
Matthew 26:22 “Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?” [NASB] Passover. The last Passover Jesus would celebrate with his disciples. It was the one he “eagerly desired” to share with them before his suffering. At this Passover, broken bread and poured out wine Continue Reading…
Numbers 14: “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me….?” A great dialogue takes place in Numbers 13 and 14 between Joshua and Caleb and the other spies who are reporting to the people about the Promised Land they Continue Reading…
Ephesians 4:1 “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” The dilemma of our sinful nature is resolved—we are born again. The scripture says we literally become a “new creation.” We view life from a whole new perspective as the “old” begins to pass away. Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you….” Oh no, what did he do this time? That was my common response during our son’s teenage years. After being homeschooled through eighth grade, Josiah entered high school filled with a sense of…well… adventure. It seemed like Continue Reading…
Joshua 3:3-4 “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way Continue Reading…