“Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.” Luke 18:5 What is persistence? According to the dictionary it is the firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition. There are many instances in the Bible…
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your way, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 Abraham and Sarah were given a promise of children,…
“And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?” (Nehemiah 4:2)…
As women, we fill many roles: spouse, mother, caregiver, friend, and employee. Sometimes our day begins at 5:30 am and ends with a slow crawl to the bed around 11:00 pm. Downtime is only during our five or six hours of sleep, and that too is sometimes disturbed by the…
Radiance Focus Verses: “And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.” (Genesis 1:4) “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under…
Cancer. At first we thought it was a temporary problem, perhaps a herniated disc. My husband had been playing “Mr. Fix-it” under a kitchen sink, and he was experiencing pain in his lower back. The unexpected collapse of his spinal column occurred one evening when he was alone with our…
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). I think we all joke about how terrible driver’s license photos are. I’m not sure how they can be used as identification since they seem to…
Have you ever heard someone say how thrilling it would be to have lived during the time Jesus walked this earth? Imagine hearing Him preach and seeing Him perform miracles. Imagine feeling the energy and exhilaration of the crowd as they pushed to get as close as possible. I can…
“O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1, NKJV). Everywhere I go, I see people carrying a bottle of water with them. It’s not…