“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NASB) I was laying down in bed upstairs as I recovered from major surgery. My children's laughter reached the bedroom and woke Continue Reading
By His Stripes, I am healed! (From the Archives)
Passage: Isaiah 53 Key Verses: “But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and by his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (vs. 5-6 – KJV) Tears stream down my face as I watch the Son of God, my dear Savior and Lord hanging on that cross after breathing His last. The blood-thirsty crowd that Continue Reading
When they tell you “It’s Cancer.”
Passage:Psalm 139 Link: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20139&version=NLT Key verses:“You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, Continue Reading
The Perversion of Freedom
Passage: Deut 5:6-21 Key verse: “You must not murder.” v.17 January 22, 2012 was the thirty-ninth anniversary of the ruling in the case of Roe vs. Wade, which marked the beginning of the legalization of abortion in the United States. Since then and according to a Barna Group survey of 2009, over 50 million babies have been murdered at some point during the pregnancy. The number is evidently higher, since the survey dates of three years ago. What started with what I firmly believe was a Continue Reading
Busy Bee – Are Your Priorities in Order for 2012?
Passage: Luke 10:38-42 Key verses: But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her." (V.41, 42) (NASB) I am running around the house with my Bluetooth on my ear, talking to my mom on the other side of the hemisphere, while putting some clothes in the washing machine. It’s 6:00 pm and I just got home from a full day at the Continue Reading
God is my Justice
Passage: Psalm 91Key Verse: “A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.” Vs. 7, 8 (NLT) The telephone rang and the familiar voice bid me good morning from across the world. My brother called me early that day, which was quite unusual. At first I thought something bad had happened with a family member, but he quickly dismissed any tragedy. He proceeded to tell me Continue Reading
