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...
Give Thanks
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...
Blessed
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...
The Father’s Hand
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me,[a] is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. (John 10:28-29 ESV) Once you have believed and come to faith,...
No Good
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:2 ESV) When we finally recognize that we truly have no good apart from God, we begin on a path to the fullness of our faith. We must recognize that God is in everything,...