You had become dear to us … 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Paul’s letter to the followers of Jesus in Thessalonica paints a picture of life-giving relationships in God’s family.  Father, You’ve called us to serve one another. Give me a heart willing to accept the care of others. May I askContinue Reading

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble … Nahum 1:7 Lord, never let us underestimate You by seeing only one side of Your role in our lives. Help us to enjoy Your love and kindness while recognizing how much You hate sin. God wants to be your strongholdContinue Reading

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You … Psalm 56:3 Sometimes in this fallen world we move from times of peace and tranquility into the painful realm of trouble. At that point, the question is, “How will I respond?” We can be fearful and wonder why God allowedContinue Reading

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer … Psam 18:2 Faith boils down to a question of trust. If I do stand on a solid rock of trust in God, the worst of circumstances will not destroy that relationship. Solid-rock faith allows me to believe that despite theContinue Reading

When Jesus had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” … Matthew 21:10 Jesus entered Jerusalem to shouts of praise from the people. When others throughout the city asked, “Who is this?” the crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee”. HeContinue Reading

Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me.” … Mark 14:6 During Jesus’ last visit to the town of Bethany, Mary wanted to show her love for Him. So she brought “an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard”Continue Reading

You received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” … Romans 8:15 One of my favorite pictures is that of President John F. Kennedy sitting at his desk and the 2-year-old John-John, sitting under the huge presidential desk, oblivious to White House protocol and the weighty matters ofContinue Reading

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace … Eph. 1:7 Jesus’ death on the cross was the high cost of delivering us from sin. And only He could pay that price because He was the perfect Son ofContinue Reading