Lord, you are my God;I will exalt you. I will praise your name,for you have accomplished wonders,plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. (Isaiah 25:1 CSB) Do you ever feel like your life is just running along and you are just trying to keep pace? And maybe you even feel...
The Fullness of Life
12 Who is someone who desires life,loving a long life to enjoy what is good? (Psalm 34:12 CSB) What does it mean to desire life? We typically equate this to worldly success and living a full life. There is nothing wrong with desiring a successful and full life. But maybe...
Measured Words
11 It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.” (Matthew 15:11 CSB) During the period when the scriptures were written there was much demanded religiously about what and how one ate. However, also during this time, and since, there...
True and Proper
8 This people[a] honors me with their lips,but their heart is far from me.9 They worship me in vain,teaching as doctrines human commands. (Matthew 15:8-9 CSB) I have always said, whether it is something someone writes or what they say, bear it against scripture. Test the truth of it through prayer and...
Just Reach Out
30 ….he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him… (Matthew 14:30b-31a CSB) How often do we cry out to be saved? And Jesus is there each and every time. God gives us free will and we are allowed to live, pretty much, the...