2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Psalms 100:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, hear the large crowds shout for their sporting team; some will dance and then some will gladly scream. On the cruel Cross Jesus … Continue reading
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, when our ‘spirit’ feels weak, limp and ‘poor’; ‘knock’ with our prayers on Jesus ‘the Door’. He understands things oh so much … Continue reading
8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalms 4:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes our body feels great stress and strain; plus our walk in the world “goes ‘gainst the … Continue reading
45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks Luke 6:45 ESV Dear friends and family…, … Continue reading
39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39 ESV Dear friends and family…, no mountain so high or ocean so … Continue reading
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15 ESV Dear friends and family…, John sends to us a worldly warning; keep … Continue reading
3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, our biggest battle is with our own heart; while humbly we smile, self-pride won’t depart. Christ died for sinners who … Continue reading
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 ESV Dear friends and family…, a sower will sow best as they could; trusting good seed yields what … Continue reading
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 ESV Dear friends and family…, sins can sadly turn our hearts … Continue reading
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7 ESV” Dear friends and family…, some trust in horses and the gambling game; where “chance” may reward some money and fame. But we trust the Cross … Continue reading
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, we all are looking for that one “true love”; where there’s no heartaches, or second thoughts of. In His side … Continue reading
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus Philippians, 2:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, when left all alone, helpless and hurt; seems people want more, “even our shirt”. Humbly walk back on Calvary dirt; there Christ … Continue reading
1 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! … Continue reading
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, God wants us to be more than “best mate”; but we refuse to walk our streets … Continue reading
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiencyin all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, some people give with meanness … Continue reading
12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, let’s love our enemies, try not be cruel; treat them as yourself is … Continue reading
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, Israel … Continue reading
37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 1 Kings 18:37 ESV Dear friends and family…, see at Mount Carmel the false gods were banned; … Continue reading
12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we think we can win all alone; but through tough times … Continue reading
7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 ESV Dear friends and family…, look how Peter knows Jesus ‘cares’; ‘steadfast in…faith’ stopped devil’s snares. Thief on the Cross no more despairs; “paradise gained”, heaven upstairs. … Continue reading
Reflections: 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has … Continue reading
9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘faithful…steadfast’ and rules history; our God … Continue reading
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. Job 19:25 ESV Dear friends and family…, horrors and great loss, old Job had a few; but through these rough times his faith still stayed … Continue reading
8 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…, the world tries toss us “to and fro”; but God’s ‘right hand’ won’t … Continue reading
“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV Dear friends and family…, look at old Job when things grew grim; his faith in God never got dim. … Continue reading
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Psalms 143:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, when faith fails and hopes faint and fade; we ‘like lost sheep’ find we have … Continue reading
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, the world does attract with its … Continue reading
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks … Continue reading
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalms 119:103 ESV Dear friends and family…, street lights help us as we walk with our feet; car headlights show further what’s down the street. Jesus’ … Continue reading
19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; James 1:19 ESV Dear friends and family…, add ‘quick to listen and slow to speak’; with ‘slow to anger’ to keep us meek. Jesus was … Continue reading