Our lives are not our own

Our lives are not our own I know, LORD, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. – Jeremiah 10:23 Psalms 37:23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalms 37:5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.Continue reading “Our lives are not our own”

Compassionate provision ∙

Compassionate provision ∙ They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat! Matthew 14:16 John 6:1-13  1 After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee.  2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed theContinue reading “Compassionate provision ∙”

Declaration of eternal life ∙

Declaration of eternal life ∙ Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. – Ephesians 4:30 John 1:4 and In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. John 10:10 I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. JudyContinue reading “Declaration of eternal life ∙”

Dependable friendship ∙

Dependable friendship ∙ A man with too many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Psalms 25:8-15  8 The LORD is good and does what is right; he showsContinue reading “Dependable friendship ∙”

Condemned not ∙

Condemned not ∙ From this day on, I will bless you. – Haggai 2:19 John 8:3-11  3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.  4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus,Continue reading “Condemned not ∙”