Today’s Scripture: Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Luke 2:25 NIV   Why do we do what we do? Why am I writing this when I have a million more things I “should” be doing? Why are you reading this when you have a ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. John 21:3 ESV Does it seem odd to you that immediately after Peter had witnessed the risen Christ he said “I am going fishing.”? Is it equally amazing that none of ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: 1 Peter 1:4 NLT: and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. Ok, I have had a bee in my bonnet, so to speak, over the past few years that Jesus did not come ONLY to save us for all of eternity but to show us how to live today. I ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Jude 1:18 ESV: They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.”   Do we follow our dreams and passions or those of God? We should ask God to fill us with His dreams and passions.   Just as Jude promised we experience scoffers that think Godly passions are ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Colossians 1:19 ESV: For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,   I love Colossians 1. There are so many truths and promises of the power of God given to us. Here in these verses is the secret to a fulfilled life.   The fullness of God is in Jesus and the mystery referred to in Colossians 1:27 ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Luke 23:46 NLT:  Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last.   We cannot draw a comparison into our lives as to the pain and anguish Jesus must have felt in these last moments of His earthly experience. I cannot understand how Jesus had the self-control ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Luke 6:21 NIV: Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.   What do you hunger for?   Whether or not this verse in Luke is describing the sermon on the mount referred to in Matthew 5 or whether this was a different message that Jesus spoke to ... Continue Reading »