“For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.” (Ephesians 5:28-29) A few years ago my sister-in-law and I put on a skit at a ladies…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 KJV) Years ago I got a frantic call from my little sister. She was making cookies and something went wrong. She explained that…
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1 Peter 5:8, KJV) My four-year-old thinks I am quite talented. He was in awe when I knew he had been eating a cookie he hid under the chair. “How…
“The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. And the vessel that he made of…
“And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer…” (Matthew 21:13) In this passage of verse, Jesus became angry when He saw that the Temple had become a place to buy and sell, rather than a place to pray as was God’s original…
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast…” (Hebrews 6:19) I was a widowed single mom for many years. Because funds were tight at times, I often had to be ‘handymom’. On one of those occasions, while trying to put shelving up in the…
“…He who restrains his lips is wise…and a man of understanding holds his peace.” (Proverbs 10:19, 11:12) Have you ever had one of those “bite your tongue” days? I definitely have, and I’m sure you have to. What I would have said may have been truth, but it would not…
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Psalm 34:8 The Message reads this way: “Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see – how good God is. Blessed are you who run to Him.” It is hard for…
“A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 The New Living Translation puts it this way: “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” Today we start a new month, the last one of this year. I am sure that we…