Today’s Scripture: But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” Matthew 16:23 ESV Bouncing back and forth between Matthew 16 and Luke 9 this morning I witness how our minds can be worlds apart in an instant. When we look to ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I love the LORD with all I have.
Today’s Scripture: And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 ESV ALL; how can three letters encompass so much? Jesus is telling us the greatest commandment. Love our LORD with ALL of our hearts, ALL of our souls, ALL of our minds and ALL of our ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God strengthens me.
Today’s Scripture: Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Isaiah 35:3 ESV Have you ever felt weak and feeble? Do you ever have anxiety? In 35:4 Isaiah says: Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” Our God ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am out of my mind.
Today’s Scripture: And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” Mark 3:21 ESV If the world and those around us think we are out of our mind we may be where we want to be. Mark 3 tells of how Jesus’ own family thought He was out of His mind. Out of my mind is EXACTLY where I want to be. ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I delight myself in abundant peace.
Today’s Scripture: But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. Psalm 37:11 ESV Psalm 37 is FULL for all times. The word “hard” brought me to this abundant peace. If you need delights and peace you can read how God responds to our ponderings and to the cries of our hardships in the Psalms. Today as I went back ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Every morning I remember God’s faithfulness.
Today’s Scripture: they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:23 ESV I am hesitant to say EVERY or NEVER because of my track record. I cannot say I will do anything every time or never. However, here in Lamentations 3 I do believe God’s faithfulness is new EVERY morning. Now whether I slow down enough to remember it is ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I do faith.
Today’s Scripture: So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone. James 2:24 NLT Do we act our faith, do we do it? Looking for action I came to James 2 this morning. Acting on our faith can be scary but it is also the place we find freedom. We are free to act on our faith. James 2:12 says we are judged under the ... Continue Reading »
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