“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”” John 7:38 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘give thanks to the Lord’, sing choirs and tell; Jesus Messiah has broken sin’s … Continue reading →

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalms 73:26 ESV Dear friends and family…, nothing will break our ties with God; ‘Shepherd’ who leads with ‘staff’ and ‘rod’. … Continue reading →

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, we’re safe, secure if we look upward; with Christ enthroned, our faith goes forward. From the cruel Cross … Continue reading →

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” Ephesians 6:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘power’ that ‘raised Jesus up from the dead’; also helped Hebrews that Moses had led. Water from ‘rock’ and sweet ‘manna’ … Continue reading →

“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” 1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV Dear friends and family…, the promise to Abraham does make us smile; God’s lessons of faithfulness get stronger each mile. King David danced joyfully and jumped … Continue reading →

“I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” Psalms 16:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, when a crisis comes let’s not faint nor fear; for God’s love for us … Continue reading →

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” Psalms 34:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, let’s go drink at the Fountain Springs; everything ‘good’ our Lord God brings. ‘Faith, hope, … Continue reading →

“Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah 26:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘peace’ is found in ‘Emmanuel’; ‘God with us’ is the true gospel. Woman came down to Jacob’s Well; trusted Jesus … Continue reading →

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV Dear friends and family…, … Continue reading →

“May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, all our hard feelings, let’s push them aside; though some are idle and “come for … Continue reading →

“as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading →

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 ESV Dear friends and family…, a heart full of joy can face lots of unknowns; and can defuse 0bad news” that ‘dries up the … Continue reading →

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” Psalms 28:7 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘the Lord is my … Continue reading →

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we find it so hard to cope; pray to Jesus who gives us ‘hope’. He’s much better than priest or pope; … Continue reading →

“I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.” 1 … Continue reading →

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” Hebrews 12:1 … Continue reading →

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalms 46:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, who, will, inherit the land? Those, who, hold onto God’s Hand. Come, see, brave Joshua stand; he, does, what God has … Continue reading →

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalms 27:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, as high as the mountains and deep as the sea; so is God’s love that He gives … Continue reading →

“4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading →

“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘be steadfast’ and strong, our work’s … Continue reading →

“13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Psalms 139:13-14 ESV Dear … Continue reading →

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the … Continue reading →

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” Proverbs 19:21 ESV Dear friends and family…, pray our government won’t “rock’n’roll”; but stay sturdy like North and South … Continue reading →

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 ESV Dear … Continue reading →

“I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”” Psalms 91:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, come to ‘the secret place of the most High’; “Lord is ‘my refuge’”, let’s sound battle … Continue reading →

“Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.” Hebrews 10:35 ESV Dear friends and family…, the past may have hurt and caused us great pain; but Jesus our Lord will heal us again. The Jonah mistake … Continue reading →

“1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s … Continue reading →

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 ESV Dear friends and family…the ‘good’ … Continue reading →

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26 ESV Dear friends and family…, … Continue reading →

“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22 ESV Dear friends and family…, a wife is ‘a help-meet’, ask Adam and Eve; both worked hard together, were willing to cleave. ‘World, … Continue reading →