Today’s Scripture: Ezra 7:15 NLT Tyndale: We also commission you to take with you some silver and gold which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem. In context, out of context, in God, out of God; God lives here. Ok, I must admit that I must discipline myself to study this portion of the Old Testament ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: Peace is with me when I am in Christ.
Today’s Scripture: Greet each other in Christian love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ. 1 Peter 5:14 NLT Tyndale Can you tell the difference when you are in your head and when you are in Christ? Not that we are ever really “out” of Christ but we can be in our flesh in an instant can’t we? I am not saying in an evil place just in our head ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God is my only peace.
Today’s Scripture: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philemon 1:3 ESV My only peace is from God was my thought as I awoke this morning. It came back to me as I prayed. A quick search and here I see in my reading yesterday I had written an affirmation that said “God gives me grace and peace”. Today I realize the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God has given us grace and peace.
Today’s Scripture: May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. Ephesians 2:1 NLT Paul knew it, we know it. We have looked in every crook and cranny only to realize God is our only source of grace and peace. Paul wrote these words in his introduction to the people of Ephesus while sitting in a Roman prison. When did you ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is with me.
Today’s Scripture: The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 NLT God is Holy. God is amazing. I can NOT begin to share what God has done in me today. This will not, can not, be shared in 200 words or less. This is a story of a life saved by grace. I can not write this story. ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I choose what is better.
Today’s Scripture: but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:42 NIV "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,” Luke 10:41 ESV. Sound familiar? Do we get lost in our anxiety and troubles of trying to do too much? Like Martha, we even stress over doing what ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I desire to walk with God.
Today’s Scripture: These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:9 Like Noah we can choose to walk with God. Can we hear Him like Adam and Eve heard Him walking in the Garden? Do we listen and look for Him as we walk along life’s way? As I visualize the Israelites ... Continue Reading »