5 Lord, you are my portion[a]and my cup of blessing;you hold my future. (Psalm 16:5 CSB) What is our portion? We, of course, want it to be a lot. But sometimes it is only a little. However, if it is from God we can be assured that it is enough....
Not of this World
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one. (1 John 5:19 CSB) There are two pivotal aspects of today’s scripture: We are of God and the world is of the evil one. You really do not have to look...
Not Alone
3 How long will I store up anxious concerns[a] within me,agony in my mind every day?How long will my enemy dominate me? (Psalm 13:3 CSB) It seems more and more these days I encounter people suffering the mental agony of anxiety. Having had experienced periods of anxiety myself, I know how...
The Way it Could Be
10 A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. (John 10:10 CSB) None of us like to be robbed. We do not like the loss, we do not like the invasion of our privacy, we do not...
Body & Spirit
21 He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness of his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject everything to himself. (Philippians 3:21 CSB) I run across far more people who are disappointed with their bodies than those who are happy with them. I get it,...