Our Safe Place ∙

Our Safe Place ∙ Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. – Psalms 32:5 Psalms 32:1-5 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whoseContinue reading “Our Safe Place ∙”

Do good to all people ∙∙

Do good to all people ∙∙ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. – Proverbs 3:27 Galatians 6:9-10  9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.  10 SoContinue reading “Do good to all people ∙∙”

Who is the Author of life? ∙

Who is the Author of life? ∙ You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. – Acts 3:15 Colossians 1:15-17  15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,  16 for through him God created everything in theContinue reading “Who is the Author of life? ∙”

Security and safety ∙∙

Security and safety ∙∙ What if the LORD had not been on our side? – Psalms 124:1 Psalm 125:1-5  1 Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.  2 Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, bothContinue reading “Security and safety ∙∙”

Persistence ∙∙

Persistence ∙∙ For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. – James 1:3 Romans 5:3-5 3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confidentContinue reading “Persistence ∙∙”