Strength is Found- Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases power to the weak. (Isaiah 40:29) O weary soul where can you hide from thee No comfort can you find, nor can you flee But only to the rugged cross you see Where hope is found when bowing the knee Be Encouraged! Hope […]
Turn the Cheek- Matthew 5:39 (NIV)
But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. (Matthew 5:39 NIV) It is sometimes difficult when someone insults me for no reason. It is then, I have the choice to turn the cheek or retaliate. I would like […]
A Good Work- Philippians 1:7 (NIV)
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:7 NIV) How many times do you start something and do not finish. It is easy to get distracted and never get back to what you had started. […]
How We Wanted to be Treated- Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. […]
Unwanted Clutter- Ephesians 4:21-22 (NIV)
When you heard about Christ and were taught in Him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires. (Ephesians 4:21-22 NIV) I am in the process of ridding […]
Count the Cost!- Matthew 10:37 NIV)
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying “This person began to build […]
Get Recharged! Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases power to the weak. (Isaiah 40:29 NIV) When you are tired, washed up and done in, where do you go to get recharged? If you are a believer, your choice should be to turn to God and His word. He knows you get dirty in […]
A Lost Coin, a Lost Soul- Luke 15:8 (NIV)
Or a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, “Rejoice with me: I have found my lost coin. In the same way, I tell you, […]
Don’t Miss Heaven- Matthew 24:37 (NIV)
As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:37 NIV) What do I do when a car cuts in front of me? The road sign says, “Right Lane closed ahead,” and instead of getting over ahead of time, a vehicle waits […]
Pray for Jerusalem-Psalms 122:6 (NIV)
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. (Psalm 122:6 NIV) Today marks one year since the massacre of fourteen hundred people in Israel. Many women and children were brutally murdered. A cry was heard in the land and the war that started is still going on today. It […]