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 ∙”

A solid foundation ··

A solid foundation ·· God’s truth, God’s solid foundation stands firm (2 Timothy 2:19). Matthew 7:24-27  24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.  25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against thatContinue reading “A solid foundation ··”

Why are you afraid? ∙∙

Why are you afraid? ∙∙ Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? – Mark 4:40 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 confident hope ofContinue reading “Why are you afraid? ∙∙”