Romans 9:21 ESV “Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?” Summer break started for my daughter just a few short weeks ago, and I immediately began planning a summer filled with beach…
Jeremiah 29:11 KJV “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Plans. We women love to make them. We purchase cute and trendy calendars at the beginning of each year in an…
And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. The human race is fickle. We can be easily swayed in one direction or another, continually tossed about by every wave or wind that comes our way.…
“But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.” 2 Timothy 4:17 I have a quote on my letter board in my home that says…
“And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6 There’s a song by Pat Barrett called “Canvas and Clay” and the ending of the songs says “you’re not…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and…
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, the word “masterpiece” means “a work done with extraordinary skill” We were all created by a very…
“Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” John 13:7 Have you ever wished that you could see into the future, even just a little bit? It would be nice to be able to check up on things and have some reassurance that everything…
Romans 8:20-21 MSG “All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it’s sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. All sin can do is threaten us with death, and that’s the…