Today’s Scripture: For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!" Psalm 122:8 ESV Do you sense any difference between “peace be WITH you” and “peace be WITHIN you”? I am sure I have skimmed over these statements many times in scripture yet today the WITHIN hit me, well, within. The more I go to the Father the ... Continue Reading »
I am the work of God’s hand
Today’s Scripture: Isaiah 64:8 ESV: But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. We are all the work of God’s hand. Do we trust His hand or ours? Do we trust the clay or the Potter? The LORD, our Father, has and is shaping us. We cannot trust our perception of the ... Continue Reading »
I am following Jesus now
Today’s Scripture: (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” John 21:19 ESV In John 20:31we are told we are given these words written in this book so we may believe that Jesus is the Christ. If we will be like Mary in John 20:1and go to Him ... Continue Reading »
I trust God
Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 10:23 NLT: Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. We can complicate things, can’t we? Hebrews 10:23reminds us we can trust God to keep His promises. He promised you and me that when Jesus was sacrificed, we were made holy. We were given the Holy ... Continue Reading »
I must prove faithful
Today’s Scripture: I Corinthians 4:2 NIV: Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. God’s timing in amazingly perfect. This Tyndale House Chronological NLT translation seems to take some liberties but it is perfect. 1 Corinthians 4:3: What about me? Have I been faithful? Well it matters very little ... Continue Reading »
I desire the Father’s will over my own
Today’s Scripture: Mark 14:36 ESV: And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Our will, our flesh, can lead us contrary to God’s will can’t it? As Jesus said to the disciples just two verses later in Mark: 14:38 “The spirit indeed is willing, but the ... Continue Reading »
I delight in Your delights O LORD
Today’s Scripture: Isaiah 65:12 ESV; I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes and chose what I did not delight in." God’s Word and His Spirit share His delights. When His delights ... Continue Reading »
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