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 The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows theContinue reading “Dependable Friendship ∙∙”
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Coming Full Circle – Sort Of ∙∙
Coming Full Circle – Sort Of ∙∙ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it. – Deuteronomy 34:4 Hebrews 11:9-10 And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith – for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. AndContinue reading “Coming Full Circle – Sort Of ∙∙”
It’s A Wonderful Life
It’s A Wonderful Life I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. – John 10:10 John 10:10-29 The thief’s purpose is to steal and, kill, and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and may have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his lifeContinue reading “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Every Praise ∙
Every Praise ∙ Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! – Psalms 150:6 Psalms 150:1-6 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven! Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him withContinue reading “Every Praise ∙”
Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙
Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙ As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. – Jonah 2:7 Jonah 2:1-10 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. 2 He said, I cried out to the LORD inContinue reading “Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙”
Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙
Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙ For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. – Matthew 12:40 Jonah 1:3-17 But Jonah got up and went inContinue reading “Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙”
Ataraxia in a Troubled World
Ataraxia in a Troubled World When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. – Psalms 94:19 Psalms 94:16-23 16 Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? 17 Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.Continue reading “Ataraxia in a Troubled World”
Sweet Mercy ∙∙
Sweet Mercy ∙∙ The merciful man does himself good, but the cruel man does himself harm. – Proverbs 11:17 Psalms 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry, and filled with unfailing love. Exodus 34:5-7 5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he calledContinue reading “Sweet Mercy ∙∙”
What is expected? ∙
What is expected? ∙ What does the LORD require of you, but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8 Deuteronomy 10:12 What does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way thatContinue reading “What is expected? ∙”
Sifted ∙∙
Sifted ∙∙ [Be alert and on guard] so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes. – 2 Corinthians 2:11 Luke 22:31-32 31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; 32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; andContinue reading “Sifted ∙∙”
