19 God is not man, that he should lie,    or a son of man, that he should change his mind.Has he said, and will he not do it?    Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? (Number 23:19 ESV) It can be very easy to think of God in human...

1 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,    and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Proverbs 18:1 ESV) If you have ever known anyone who battles anxiety or depression you may have had a front seat to seeing the power of words. It is very easy...

1 O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;    my eyes are not raised too high;I do not occupy myself with things    too great and too marvelous for me.2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,    like a weaned child with its mother;    like a weaned child is my soul within me. (Psalm 131:1-2 ESV) After the hustle and bustle...

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV) Some of you today, on this Thanksgiving, may be having troubling giving thanks for everything. Maybe you suffered a loss, or are dealing with a medical...

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (Ephesians 1:3 ESV) What strikes you about our scripture today? Take a moment and reread it slowly. It is not just the message of blessing, which just...