by Joanne | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today we are going to look at the twelfth psalm of ascents, Psalm 131. Here we find a simple and beautiful call to childlike faith in God. “The more a believer matures spiritually, the more childlike his faith will become. Growing to trust God involves assuming many...
by Joanne | Mar 4, 2020 | Devoted Living, Uncategorized
My morning reading brought me to Exodus 13 where we find God giving instructions for the dedication of the firstborn in each family. Having spared the firstborn from the harm Pharaoh desired to do, God instructed how the event was to be memorialized. “This is a...
by Joanne | Jul 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was a beautiful morning with the sun brightly shining, the trees budding, and the robins busily hopping about on the front lawn. I watched as a robin carefully took teeny pieces of twigs and flew away. A few minutes later, she returned for another piece of twig,...
by Joanne | Jun 17, 2019 | Encouragement
Devotional books have a unique way of speaking into our current lives even when they may have been written years ago. They have a way of reminding us that nothing escapes the eye of God. Not a single blessed thing. The enemy whispers his dirty little lies in which he...
by Joanne | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I write this, it is early morning and the windows are opened. The rain is gently falling and the sweet sound of birds chirping is filling my ears. My soul is reminded to trust God in all things: “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in...
