Today’s Scripture:  Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 ESV How comforting to know it is God who creates a clean heart in us. Like David here in Psalm 51, I offer my unclean heart to God. I know, despite my efforts, I cannot create a clean heart nor renew the right spirit ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do, I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 ESV Stop; don’t rush by this promise from Jesus. John 14 offers some very POWERFUL words that change our lives, right now, today! One thing ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” Luke 7:16 ESV These people in Luke 7 had just witnessed Jesus raise a dead man. Because they were following Jesus they saw this miracle and realized God had visited them. They ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Romans 12:6 ESV:  Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;  You have something right now that someone needs and I am encouraging you to use what you have. Most times we don’t think we have much and think we have to get to a ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down. Luke 13:9 ESV I will bear fruit. Even the tree that was given up on can bear fruit. What will it take? Some digging around the roots and a heavy dose of manure will be made available. My hope is in the wisdom of the ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 4:11 ESV: Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.  We have to strive to believe God to enter His rest. Believing in God does not come natural to us.  We carry the “same sort of disobedience” referred to in this verse which was ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Yeshua answered and he said to them, “May the faith of God be in you.” Mark 11:22 (Aramaic Bible in Plain English 2010) The Aramaic Bible in plain English translation of Mark 11:22 gave me a powerful perspective of faith; “faith of God be in you.” Most translations state “have faith in God.” The original ... Continue Reading »