I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains, from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the LORD, who made the heavens and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keeps thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor…
Seasons do not last forever. My husband and I welcomed a baby boy to our family on July 8th this year, that is why you haven’t read any of my devotionals lately; I took a few months sabbatical from writing. The newborn season is all things wonderful; the snuggles, the…
“On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.” (Genesis 2:2-3, NLT) Today is Sunday, “the…
“By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.” (Proverbs 11:11, NKJV) While having lunch with a group of friends from my church, the subject drifted to a recent prayer gathering held in a metro neighborhood that has the…
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers . . . And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.” (Acts 2:42,46, ESV) I enjoy…
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5, ESV) Through the years, I’ve worked with some very intelligent, highly educated people. But it didn’t take me long to realize that it’s possible to…
“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” (I Peter 4:10, NLT) Sometimes we disqualify ourselves from areas of service for the Lord for various reasons. “I’m too young . . . too old . .…
“These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.” (Zechariah…
“God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not it?” (Numbers 23:19, ESV) People sometimes fail us. God never fails. People may break…