He’s Here To Help
"For I hold you by your right hand - I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, "Don't be afraid, I am here to help you." (Isaiah 41:13, NLT) "Could you use some courage? We need to remember that the disciples were common men given a compelling talk. Before they were the...
Five
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Five. Five is such a small number. We can count to five on one hand as it will not take much to get there. Five brings to mind the story of Jesus sitting on a...
Gratitude Follows Grace
One simple Psalm has been stuck in my thoughts for days. It is but three verses and it has drawn me back to read its words over and over. "Behold, bless the Lord, All you servants of the Lord, Who by night stand in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands in the...
Doors, Keeping Step, & Promises.
We continued another week with Settle My Soul. This devotional has been unsettling my ways while it settles my soul. ~*~*~ Paul was traveling and preaching. There was nothing wrong with Paul's desire to preach, but it was not in God's timing. In Acts 16:6-7, we find...
Sweeter Than Honey
The notes in the margin of my well read book tell me I have read it at least three times now. Yet the words fell on my heart as if I had never seen them before: “Be thou more calm of spirit, and gird thyself for greater endurance.†(from The Imitation of Christ by...
Only One Aim
"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45, NLT) "One of the most indelible abilities of Jesus was to stay on target. His life never got off track ... He kept his life on course. Anyone...