Today’s Scripture: Psalm 71:1, NKJV- “In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.” Have you learned to trust God? I am learning to more and more. Also, the more I have read the Psalms the more I love David’s heart. God has become my rock, where I can always go as David relates in Psalm 71:3. God is my deliverer from this evil ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: John 14:11, NIV- “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.” My confidence is in Jesus. I believe Him. Jesus was firm with Philip in John 14:9 and asked him how he could ask Him to show him the Father. Don’t you know me? We do know ... Continue Reading »

Today’s scripture: Psalm 107:2, NIV- “Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,” Most days, I am overwhelmed by the word of God, shocked really. I am not a person who remembers the chapter and verse of most scriptures. I am, many times, totally surprised when I realize I have arrived at a familiar ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Philippians 2:13, NKJV- “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Do you have it in you to do what is right? Have you failed over and over? In Celebrate Recovery, this verse is the basis of Step 2 in the 12-step process. “We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Matthew 5:3, KJB- “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Life is humbling. When we are humbled, knocked down a notch, we begin to find our need for God. When Jesus went up on that mountain to teach the crowds in Matthew 5:3, Jesus began his beatitudes with step one; you must be poor in spirit to ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Exodus 3:12, NKJV- “So He said, “I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” God was assuring Moses that He would certainly be with him as he went to free God’s people in Egypt. Moses was not as ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, KJB- “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Do you have hope in your future, or do you expect what God expects? The NIV translation for Jeremiah 29:11, I have read for years is “For I know the plans I have for you," ... Continue Reading »