Psalm 27:8 You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” [ESV] “One of the reasons I’m a Christian is because of all the miracles I see God doing in my life,” explained one of my Public Speaking students. He described a series of situations, like Continue Reading…
John 21:22 “Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.’” I could hardly contain my excitement as we set out on the six-hour drive to Rhode Island. We hadn’t seen our 19-month old grandson for what seemed like years Continue Reading…
Luke 9:26 “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” John the Baptist. Elijah. A prophet come back to life. A lot of false Continue Reading…
Isaiah 53:1 “Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? There are two types of people in the world: those who love surprises and those who hate them. I definitely fall into the first category…especially around Christmas. My husband likes to tell the story of Continue Reading…
Isaiah 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Enjoying my morning walk by the lake, I basked in the sun shining on the water (Even belted out a little John Denver…Sunshine on my shoulders makes me Continue Reading…
John 21:3 “Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’” My Christmas tree is down. Rather than sitting next to its warm glow, I’m having morning devotions back in my little porch room. Half & half foams my coffee instead Continue Reading…
Matthew 10:27 “What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.” Sometimes the voice of the Lord seems almost audible. We pick up the Bible and it’s as if certain words are italicized. We hear a preacher and Continue Reading…
Galatians 1:10 “If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” “You don’t have to try so hard; you don’t have to give it all away….You don’t have to try, try, try, try, try….” The lyrics streaming over the radio caught my attention. Continue Reading…
Acts 3:6 “Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’” He had been a cripple for over forty years. He depended on others to literally carry him every day to his Continue Reading…
Isaiah 6:8 “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send?’ And ‘Who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here I am. Send me.’” I almost always begin my day expressing thanks to God. I like to write out specific things I’m grateful for, anything Continue Reading…