by Joanne | Mar 27, 2019 | Encouragement
I had heard the song before as it has come across my path through social media. It always struck me as beautiful but the depth of meaning didn’t hit as deeply until we sang it in corporate worship, and upon seeing the lyrics displayed. “Behold the Lamb The...
by Joanne | Mar 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the early morning light, the verse is before me: “Letters wishing peace and security were sent to the Jews throughout the 127 provinces of the empire of Xerxes.” (Esther 10:30, NLT) The story is a familiar one of how Esther and Mordecai stop the evil...
by Joanne | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“So they called these days Purim†(Esther 9:26, NKJV). God’s people had survived a horrific plan of annihilation. These two days of celebration, Purim, were begun in order for these circumstances to be remembered. Today we would probably say it was a “national...
by Joanne | Mar 24, 2019 | Devoted Living
“For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.” (1 John 5:5, NLT) “God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. Do what is right this week, whatever it is, whatever comes...
by Joanne | Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Reward. The Scripture came to mind as soon as I read the prompt. However, this time I sat looking at it for a long time. It’s familiar to me but I felt...
