“Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees…” As they presented an unlikely scenario in Mark 12 (verses 18-23), it is the response Jesus gave that made me pause: “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.” In considering those profound words, I am reminded that I, too, will head towards error and mistakes - of any kind - when I...
It has been said that the sovereignty of God (the fact that God is in control) is one of the most comforting doctrines to the Christian. Spurgeon said if we would only remember that He is sovereign, a “holy calm” would come over our minds. I realized not only would I experience His calm but also His comfort…and so much more.I began to scribble down the affects upon my heart, my mind, my...
“What I find so interesting about David and Jonathon’s friendship is that Jonathon didn’t hold it against David that David would be the next king…Jonathon valued their friendship more than what he could have gained for himself….” (See 1 Samuel 18.) Such words of wisdom I overheard this morning, spoken by my daughter. That idea - valuing the people in our lives, esteeming others, supporting our...
"The problem with life is that it's just so......" Did you finish the sentence with "daily?!" We all know that saying, and even more so, we all know from experience what that saying is getting at: it's the daily burdens, the daily troubles, the daily anxieties that can make life just so difficult at times! Yet, the Bible points us to a God who is not only acquainted with our days but involved in...
As we headed into the bay to watch 4th of July fireworks from the boat, we found ourselves on the edge of an unexpected storm. Rather than head into the storm, we waited it out, ensuring that it would be gone by the time we reached our destination. It got me thinking: I will NEVER choose to go into a storm. I will ALWAYS choose calm seas & sunny skies, both literally and...
This printable provides one verse per day, throughout the month of July, for you (or you and your family) to read, contemplate, and pray. From the compilation of these verses, we are reminded that how we treat one another - and what our attitude is towards one another - is a big deal to our Heavently Father! Therefore, it should be a big deal to us, His children, as well. Whether these verses...
“He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze” (2 Samuel 22:35). In this exuberant psalm of praise and thanksgiving, David sang of the Lord’s mighty deeds in delivering him from all of his enemies (verse 1). While verse 35 is just one of the many recountings of the Lord’s faithfulness, two little words stuck out to me: “so that.” Clearly David was praising God,...
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.” (Psalm 92:1-2) I wonder what would happen if we put these two verses into practice: if we regularly gave Him thanks, sang praises unto Him, and declared His love every morning and His faithfulness every evening? ...
While most of my family love to fish and be on the boat, my oldest son follows most closely in my husband’s footsteps - give them a fishing pole and a day on the water, and they are happy! Much of my son’s ability has come from the years spent watching my husband and imitating him, resulting in a young man who is capable, knowledgable, and able to explain and teach the rest of us...
“Then Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had blessed his people in Judah by giving them good crops again. So Naomi and her daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab to return to her homeland. With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah.” (Ruth 1:6-7) How important it is to consider...