Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 While the following true story is nowContinue reading “Directions”
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Salsa and Life
“Lord, do You not care…?” Luke 10:40 ESV (38-42 for entire story) “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Job 13:15 NKJV This year, our daughter’s small backyard garden produced a bumper tomato crop, so with great anticipation, we set aside an entire day for me to show her the finer points ofContinue reading “Salsa and Life”
God is for You
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? This I know, God is for me. Psalm 56:3-5,8-9 NASBContinue reading “God is for You”
Deliverance Through the Storm
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown.When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. ISAIAH 43:2 NLT Yea, though I walk through the valley… PSALM 23:4 Sometimes God delivers usContinue reading “Deliverance Through the Storm”
“Why?” Questions
Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into theContinue reading ““Why?” Questions”
Hot Mess in a Dress?
While it’s been nearly 20 years, the memory of that evening is fresh in my mind. Smugly, (though completely blind to my own heart of spiritual arrogance and conveniently forgetting my own, “hot mess in a dress story”) I sat back in the theater seat to watch on the big screen the movie, The Passion ofContinue reading “Hot Mess in a Dress?”
Holy Week
We have arrived. The most important week in all of human history. Holy week. A time to reflect on Jesus Christ, the very Lamb of God, who gave His life as a ransom for you and I. Nailed to a wooden Cross for our sins, willingly dying a torturous physical death and then rising again,Continue reading “Holy Week”
Poor, or Just Broke?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 NKJV This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 1 Timothy 1:15 NKJV The daffodils are blooming, tulips are sprouting and the freshContinue reading “Poor, or Just Broke?”
A Roadway in the Wilderness
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Ephesians 3:20 NKJV Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God.Continue reading “A Roadway in the Wilderness”
Release the Weight
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). Casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. Psalm 55:22 AMPC and 1 Peter 5:7 NASB 1977 I am soContinue reading “Release the Weight”
Devotions for Difficult Days 