Today’s Scripture: Psalm 62:1, NIV- “For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.” We are often looking for peace and quiet. However, what we really desire are the rest and salvation of our souls. David knew where to find it and deep down we do too. As the New King James ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: My joy is in the LORD.
Today’s Scripture: Joel 1:12 NLT Tyndale: The grapevines and the fig trees have all withered. The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees—yes, all the fruit trees—have dried up. All joy has dried up with them. Wait Tom, this scripture doesn’t say “my joy is in the LORD”. No, but as I read Joel and read about the devastation of all their ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I choose what is better.
Today’s Scripture: Luke 10:42 NIV: but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." "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 ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I have entered God’s rest.
Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 4:10 ESV; for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. The writer of Hebrews encourages us to rest in our faith. If we believe the promise of God and the grace of Jesus we can rest. So, what is the “same sort of disobedience” we fall into like those in the desert under Moses ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I find the comfort of God in quietness.
Today’s Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV; Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. We have a comforter. Will we be still long enough to find this comfort? Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes 4:1 that the people had no comforter but He also tells us we will find our comforter in the quietness. We can ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I can face anything because I fall face down before God.
Today’s Scripture: And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell face down before the throne and worshiped God. Revelation 7:11 NLT Tyndale As I harvest these affirmations from Revelation I realize that although I can not comprehend the apocalyptic writings of this book, I need ... Continue Reading »