“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” Psalm 16:5 Image by Anemone123 from Pixabay The NIV reads “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure.” August has been a very busy month, and…
As I watch her excitedly climb the ladder to slide down the other side, I’m gripped with the knowledge that this is a fleeting moment. I see the joy in her upturned face as she talks to the trees, the birds, the flowers, asking them to play. Once again, I…
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 Happy New Year to all of you who have been so faithful in reading these things that the Lord has laid upon my heart. I pray that this will be a…
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.” Psalm 68:19 Count your blessings, name then one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done; Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your many blessings, see what God hath…
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6 In most households, Christmas is over for another year, except for eating the leftovers, taking down the decorations, and setting the house back…
“But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.” Exodus 8:15 Isn’t it so easy for us to look at Pharaoh and shake our heads in disbelief. After numerous plagues that destroyed his crops,…
“When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.” Psalms 84:6 NLT We all go through different seasons in life. Times of joy and blessing, but also times of loss, confusion and drought. Seasons that…
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 What year it has been! As we look back on 2021, we all have mixed feelings. We were optimistic early in the year that when December rolled around, Covid would be a…
Focus Verses: Genesis 1:22, 28a And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. … And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: …Genesis…