Joshua 6:10 “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” Have you ever considered how much self-control it must have taken Israel to obey God at Jericho? The army was full of Continue Reading…
Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (KJV) Do you ever find yourself drained, exhausted and worn-out while doing the will of God rather than revived, filled and satisfied? Do you ever, like me, Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 13:12 “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (KJV) When our son, Josiah, was young he loved to tell jokes. One of his favorites was the Continue Reading…
Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…” (KJV) Being stuck in an endless check-out line. Cut off in traffic by a careless driver. Faced with yet another act of defiance from your two-year old toddler. Impatience-provoking scenarios come in oh so many forms. Continue Reading…
Genesis 37:36 “Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharoah’s officials, the captain of the guard.” Jacob had just heard the news that his son, Joseph, had been killed and devoured by a wild animal. His other sons had presented him with Joseph’s distinctive robe (deceptively dipped Continue Reading…
Jeremiah 17:7: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.” In 1999 our family vacationed on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It happened to be the year the infamous CapeHatteras lighthouse was being moved. The tallest brick lighthouse in the United States at Continue Reading…