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He Wants His Light and Love to Shine Through You!
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Is this true for you? Have you given your life to Christ, and...
Please ~ Open Our Eyes Lord So We Can Be More Like You
Psalm 119:18, “Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.” No matter how many times you read God’s Word, there’s more to learn! When I read my Bible, I try not to allow my mind to just glaze over reading something so familiar. ...
Active Participation is Required…
Jeremiah 29:13, “you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Do you ever have those moments or days when you just feel as though you are walking alone and not really feeling God’s presence? It feels as though He is at a distance, you know He...
Saturday Story Behind the Song
More than likely, you have heard or read the story behind the writing of It Is Well with My Soul. The author, Horatio Spafford, born October 22, 1828, in Troy, New York, grew up to become a successful lawyer in Chicago. He wrote the words to It Is Well with My...
Walkin’ In The Light…
1 John 1:5-7, This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light...
He’s Already Prepared for Today ~
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. With all of the uncertainty in the world today, you can know one thing, and that is the fact that God is still God. He has not changed, and He is still on His throne. Seek His face in all that...
Choose Faith ~ Reject Fear
2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” These days, you almost have to have nerves of steel, a heart of stone, and a cast-iron stomach to watch the news regularly! I rarely ever pull the news up...
Start Your Day Out Right…
Psalm 51: 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Have you ever woke up in the morning and, as you rolled out of bed, you just knew that you were going to need God to change your attitude for the day? Unfortunately, I have been...
Blessings Follow Obedience
Genesis 22:15-18, And the angel of the Lord appeared to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely...
Strive to Be So Full of His Love It Spills Out On Everyone Around You
1 John 4: 12b if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us. God wants us to be filled more and more with His love for other people. He wants to perfect His love in us so others see Him in us. There’s a lot of anger out there today! Do you...
Story Behind the Song ~ “Forgiveness” by Matthew West
"FORGIVENESS" Matthew West’s song “Forgiveness” was inspired by the true story of Renee Napier. After her 20-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver named Eric Smallridge, Renee was consumed by bitterness until she made the decision to forgive him. In 2002,...
Don’t Be Confused ~ God Said What He Said
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” Satan made sure he worded his question in a way that would make Eve...