Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙

Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙ Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. – Proverbs 4:27 Jeremiah 15:19 If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not letContinue reading “Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙”

A family for the lonely ∙

A family for the lonely ∙ I hold you by your right hand – I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you. – Isaiah 41:13 Psalms 68:4-6  4 Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides theContinue reading “A family for the lonely ∙”

Lover of your soul ∙

Lover of your soul ∙ I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have drawn you with lovingkindness. – Jeremiah 31:3 Hosea 11:8-10  8 Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go . . .? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.  9 No,Continue reading “Lover of your soul ∙”

What a Friend

What a Friend A real friend sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 John 15:15 I no longer call you slaves because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1819-1886) was an Irish-born Canadian poet. HeContinue reading “What a Friend”

Grumbling complainers ∙

Grumbling complainers ∙ Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.  – Proverbs 27:20 1 Corinthians 10:6-13  6 These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,  7 or worship idols as some of them did. As the ScripturesContinue reading “Grumbling complainers ∙”