Genesis 12:10 NLT “At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.” I’ve never experienced a move to a new place, so I can only try to imagine how it felt to be travelling constantly and to be in a place that is so different than what you know. It doesn’t necessarily have to be something as obvious as a move though to make us feel like a foreigner in a strange land. I found a few different definitions for the word “strange”, here are…
“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.” Jeremiah 29:11 Today we begin a new year. I am sure that most of us are remembering how we started out the past year with plans and hopes for what we would be doing. Then everything changed and we found ourselves having to readjust our lives. Now the question in our minds is whether this year will be any different. Will we be able to return to some sort of normal? We do not…
Psalms 118:6-9 CEV When I was really hurting, I prayed to the Lord. He answered my prayer, and took my worries away. The Lord is on my side, and I am not afraid of what others can do to me. With the Lord on my side I will defeat all of my hateful enemies. It is better to trust the Lord for protection than to trust anyone else, including strong leaders. It seems with each passing day that global tension is increasing. Neighbor’s are turning against each other, families are falling apart and evil is literally being celebrated. It can be a bit frightening when you…