18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. (Matthew 16:18 CSB) Some days it may feel like we are being overpowered. Our will and our spirit are diminished and...
Hospitality
13 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:1-2 CSB) There are many ways we can show hospitality. Yes, inviting someone into our homes is one way, and used to be a custom...
A Time of Favor
13 But as for me, Lord,my prayer to you is for a time of favor.In your abundant, faithful love, God,answer me with your sure salvation.14 Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.Let me be rescued from those who hate meand from the deep water.15 Don’t let the...
Up-Side-Down
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and avoids it,[a] so that his deeds may not be exposed. 21 But anyone who lives by[b] the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.” (John 3:20-21 CSB) Evil no longer...
Anything or Everything
10 Young lions[a] lack food and go hungry,but those who seek the Lordwill not lack any good thing. (Psalm 34:10 CSB) We often confuse anything with everything. Our scripture today tells us that “if we will seek the Lord we will not lack any good thing”. We expect a lot...