Acts 27:27-44 – On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed…
Continue ReadingMatthew 3:16-17 “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”” Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples…
Continue Reading2 Chronicles 16:9a – For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. As the Lord looks over the earth looking for “those whose hearts are fully committed to him,” do His eyes suddenly stop and focus on me? With His gaze fixed on me does…
Continue ReadingActs 27:27-44 – On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed…
Continue ReadingActs 27:13-26 – When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to…
Continue ReadingActs 27:13-26 – When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to…
Continue Reading1 John 4:4 – You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 Timothy 1:12 – That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed,…
Continue ReadingProverbs 17:28 “Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.” Proverbs 29:11 “A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back.” Proverbs 17:27 “The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.” Proverbs 10:19 “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains…
Continue ReadingJob 36:26a – How great is God–beyond our understanding! Isaiah 40:13-14 – Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as His counselor? 14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the right way? Who was it that taught Him knowledge, or showed Him the path of understanding? Romans 3:11 – There is no one who understands; there is no…
Continue ReadingJob 13:15 – Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him; I will surely defend my ways to His face. Job 42:1-6 – Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did…
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