“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6 A few years ago, while I was praying, I felt God speak to my spirit:…
Joshua 10:12, Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. Joshua was not satisfied with a partial victory —…
“For the body does not consist of one member but of many . . . But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.” (I Corinthians 12:14, 18, ESV) The Bible paints rich pictures of some very interesting and colorful characters.…
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” (II Corinthians 5:17, NKJV) A friend at work had a habit of referring to others as “a good Christian man” or a “good Christian woman.” But he used the term in a…
“And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25, ESV) Have you ever had to forgive someone and, truthfully, you just didn’t want to? If you’ve lived any time at all…
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” (Colossians 3:12-13, ESV). I almost always carry…
“Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” (Genesis 40:23, NKJV) It’s easy to feel forsaken and alone when you are falsely accused and imprisoned for something you did not do. But this latest blow was only one of several things that had plagued Joseph in recent…
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.” (Psalm 119:37, ESV) Have you’ve ever gone shopping for one small item but came home with an armload of things you just couldn’t resist? It happens — more than we want to admit. For a…
“Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you . . .” (Isaiah 43:4, ESV) This happened many years ago, but I still remember the day I met Precious. Let me tell you her story. A nurse in the hospital unit where I did volunteer work…