18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father,...
A Mile Wide
8 The Lord is good and upright; therefore he shows sinners the way. 9 He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. (Psalm 25:8-9 CSB) I believe I am very teachable. If life is any marker of this I have learned a wide array of...
Well Content
10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10) We struggle to be well content when everything is going in our favor, much less when we are struggling...
Finish the Course
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, (2 Timothy 4:7) It is not always easy to finish the course. Either our endurance may run out or the course may be more difficult than we first imagined. But there is reward...
Blessed to Give
35 In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35 CSB) Today being Christmas Day (Merry Christmas) we...