Today’s Scriptures: Matthew 22:37, NKJV- “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This was Jesus’ response to a religious expert. Jesus went to the heart of the matter. The Pharisees were legalistic about the law while Jesus said it was most important to love. The ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Romans 8:2 NLT- “And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Jesus Christ was sacrificed to give us the Holy Spirit. Our flesh has proven too weak to keep the law of God. The Spirit gives us life. As a Pharisee Paul was not free and realized that ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 6:24, NLT- ““No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” In the Matthew 6:24 we are warned about what we focus our gaze upon. We must be diligent in our awareness of the great darkness of this ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Romans 8:32, AB- “He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?” If God has already given us all things graciously and freely, why do so many not have what we want? If God is for us and given us all things, who is keeping us from ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Romans 15:4, NKJV- “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” The Holy Scriptures have been given to us from God through His people. When we go to them, we learn. We learn that we are not alone, and others have endured ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: James 1:5, TLB- “If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him; he will not resent it.” What good is affirmation without action? Instead of talking about doing, how about doing? I do want to know what God ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 108:1, CSB- “A song. A psalm of David. My heart is confident, God; I will sing; I will sing praises with the whole of my being.” As we laid my earthly father to rest, the common theme, and song in his service was “just as I am.” We will complete our race by being who God intended for us to be. My dad was that ... Continue Reading »