Remember ~ He IS God

Remember ~ He IS God

Psalm 100: 1-3,  “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!  Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.  Know that the Lord, He is God;  It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep...
You Can Make a Difference

You Can Make a Difference

Galatians 1:10,  For do I now persuade men, or God?  Or do I seek to please men?  For if I yet pleased men, I would not be the servant of Christ. If your heart is set to please God with your life, I can pretty much guarantee you that there will be people who don’t...
Close Enough To Reach Out & Touch Him…

Close Enough To Reach Out & Touch Him…

Mark 5:30-34, At once, Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him.  He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”   “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered,” and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’“  But Jesus kept...
When There’s Just Nothing You Can Do…

When There’s Just Nothing You Can Do…

Genesis 8:1, But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded. If you are in need of some extra encouragement for your situation today, just pull up...
It’s More Powerful Than We Sometimes Realize

It’s More Powerful Than We Sometimes Realize

Acts 12: 1-5 It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.  He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.  When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize...
Relationship & Communication

Relationship & Communication

1 Samuel 1:26,  And she said, “O my lord!  As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord.” Hannah had prayed for a son and the Lord heard her prayer and gave her a son.  What have you been pouring your heart out to God...
Zoom In…He’s There!

Zoom In…He’s There!

Esther 4:12-14,  Upon being told what Esther had said, Mordecai asked them to give Esther this answer:  “Don’t suppose that merely because you happen to be in the royal palace you will escape any more than the other Jews.  For if you fail to speak up now, relief and...
Need a Lift?

Need a Lift?

Psalm 42:11, “Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you disquieted within me?  Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.” One of my absolute favorite quotes is, “Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the...
Walk In The Light…

Walk 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...
Need a Hand Up?

Need a Hand Up?

Psalm 40:2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.  Do you ever find yourself in the morning, dragging yourself out of bed, trying to find the strength and motivation to go after all...
Compassion or Anger…That’s The Question

Compassion or Anger…That’s The Question

Matthew 14 13-14,  When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.  Hearing of this, the crowds followed Him on foot from the towns.  When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. Herod...
“…and The House On The Sand Went Crash!

“…and The House On The Sand Went Crash!

Matthew 7:24-27, “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it...
It Will Drop Us To Our Knees…

It Will Drop Us To Our Knees…

Ezekiel 1:26-28,  Above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne that looked like a sapphire stone.  On the throne was what appeared to be a man, high above it. Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber...
Don’t Get Caught In The Chaos…

Don’t Get Caught In The Chaos…

Psalm 12: 6-8,   The words of ADONAI are pure words,  silver in a melting-pot set in the earth, Refined and purified seven times over. You, ADONAI, protect us;  Guard us forever from this generation ~ The wicked strut about everywhere When vileness is held in general...