“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…
“…..we spend our years as a tale that is told.” Psalm 90:9 Am I the only one who thinks this year has gone by too fast? It is hard to believe that this is the last day of November and soon the year 2018 will end and we will begin…
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;” Ephesians 5:20 In our daily walk with the Lord, we often face things that are not exactly like we wish they would be. But if we learn to give thanks regardless…
“And it shall come to pass, that everything that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and everything shall live whither the river cometh.” Ezekiel 47:9…
“Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,” Job 38:22 Winter seems to have come early this year, we have had snow almost every day this week. The scene from my window is beautiful. The cedar trees are covered with…
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 One of the signs of fall in our area is the migration of the Canada Geese to the south for the winter. As a child we were always intrigued by the way they flew – in…