5 This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:5 CSB) Have you ever been disappointed by hope? Of course not. Hope is the opposite of disappointment. Hope provides us the light needed for us...
Understand
12 Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace. 13 For we are writing nothing to you other than what you can read and also understand. I hope...
Backward
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3 CSB) As I have said before, I write these every morning often for my own comfort. I am glad if the scripture or my words reach others, but...
Closer than a Brother
24 One with many friends may be harmed,[a]but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. (Proverbs 18:24 CSB) In certain areas within the motorcycle community the word “brother” has deep connotations. With my closest friends I have often used the word brother because they are closer than...
Know Before
7 When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words. 8 Don’t be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:7-8 CSB) I have a weather app on my phone that when you open it the...