Luke 10: 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary, Mary has chosen the good portion which will not be taken away from her.” It is so easy to get so busy that we are missing out on...
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Let Him Fill You With His Joy
Nehemiah 8:10, Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Ezra and the Levites were...
Story Behind the Song ~ For God So Loved the World
I saw Dr. Al Smith for the first time while attending Tomas Road Bible Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1974. Previous to that time, I never thought about the stories behind the hymns, but after meeting Dr. Al, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Little did I know...
Our Faithful God’s Mercies Are New Every Morning
Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Have you ever woke up feeling unsettled and maybe just a little “yuck” because of something from the day before?...
It’s Small But Mighty…
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. You have a choice, whether it is for your own life or for those around you. Your words make a difference! You can speak life over your own life and those around...
An Extra Dose of His Grace & Strength…
Hebrews 4:14-16, Since then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God; let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been...
He Will Be Your Refuge till the Storms Pass…
Psalm 57:1, "Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by." Do you ever feel that your life is somewhat like a weather report: “Today will be...
Are You “Hustled” Out
Matthew 11: 28, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Have you hustled for so long that you feel like your “hustle” got up and left? There’s just so much these days to be and do, so much to navigate, pressures from every side that...
If Abram Could Believe…
Genesis 15:6, Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. God had promised Abram that he would become a mighty nation and that he would have descendants like the dust of the earth, but Abram had no children, so he asked God how that was going...
Story Behind “The Ninety and Nine”
The great evangelist, Dwight L. Moody, and his song leader, Ira Sankey, were holding meetings in the British Isles. On board a train from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Scotland, Mr. Sankey discovered a poem in a newspaper. At the time, Sankey was looking for a shepherd hymn;...











