Today’s Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9, NIV- “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” I am thankful that God's divine power gives us everything we need to live a godly life. Some of us are slower than others yet as 2 Peter 1:4 ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Job 28:23, NLT- “God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found,” I am thankful that God understands the way to wisdom, and I do not need to know because God knows. As we seek God, we find wisdom and understanding, not our own but His. I find great peace and power in trusting God, His Wisdom, and ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Psalm 30:9, NKJV- “What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?” We were created to praise God. We can declare our praise and God’s truth. In Psalm 30:1, David begins exalting God because He knew God lifted him up. Out of our thanksgivings we praise the ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Numbers 11:14, NIV- “I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.” Moses reached a point with the complaining people of the desert to admit he was powerless to carry all those people and their needs. Interestingly, step one in a twelve-step recovery program is we must first admit we are ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture:  Isaiah 6:8, NLT- “Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” I am certain that when our all-knowing God asks a question, He already knows the answer. Isaiah was granted this vision and presented with the challenge of if He would go ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Luke 24:35, ESV- “Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.” In Luke 24, after Jesus had been crucified, buried, and resurrected, there were two men walking and talking their way the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. As they were reasoning all that had been ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Jeremiah 23:23 NLT- “Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the LORD. “No, I am far away at the same time.” There is something to be said for maturing in life and in our faiths. As we grow older, we experience the heartwarming reassurance of Jeremiah 23:23 that God is both near and far. The Word of God is vast in ... Continue Reading »