Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” Ephesians 4:29: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths” Colossians 4:6: “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt Countless scriptures are charging us to speak life, and yet, we have a hard time…
II Kings 4:1-7 introduces us to a widow who came with a need to the prophet Elisha. She had already been through so much. Her husband’s death was unexpected and sudden. The life they had created together was now a thing of the past. She was so thankful that she…
“I am enough.” We see it all over. Carved on decorative stones and painted on banners, mirrors, and chalkboards. There are images all over the internet of this mantra, scrawled in marker on hands, arms, and even across chests. Its purpose is to encourage and inspire…to awe us into believing…
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” (John 5:6, ESV) The day was much like any other for the man. He positioned himself as best he could among the large…
“Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak” Psalm 6:2 “The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.” Psalm 6:9 When we think about David, we usually don’t think of him as weak but as being a very strong person. Even though just a…
But his answer was: “My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ’s power over me. I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties…