Psalm 16 – 1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” 3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.” 4 Those who run after other…
Continue Reading1 Peter 5:12-14 – 12 With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. 13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet…
Continue Reading1 Peter 5:6-11 – 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the…
Continue ReadingPsalm 34:8 – Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him. Want a good start to the day today? Go to that special place where you have tasted the best thing you have ever tasted. Not food. You remember right? You have been there many times. It is where…
Continue ReadingHebrews 6:1-3 – Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,2 instruction about cleansing rites, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so. Here we…
Continue ReadingBuffeted from forces I cannot see, Nothing of myself able to fight back. Reeling I stand, looking likely to die, Surely I will come apart and next for me is doom. Knowing that I have no power to save myself, Yet I know that victory is even now pulsing within. I am glad that I…
Continue ReadingBorn blind Living in darkness What is real Is a mist Lasting only a moment What I know Is gone and then Forgotten Meaning is elusive Grasping at the breeze My hands are empty Frustrating and futile is Who I am and What I do Not important Reaching to touch Hoping to know Everything that…
Continue ReadingGod has made all of us wonderful and beautiful. He gave to us His image and the wonder of life. To all of us He gave a unique beauty. A part of every part of what and who we are is made in His image. He gave us the beauty of Himself. We are drawn…
Continue ReadingJesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:29 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 The times are…
Continue Reading2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 5-9 – For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan,longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given…
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