OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21, NIV Twenty-five years have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the events of that day have not been forgotten. We remember the lives that were lost, the families and communities forever changed, and the countless people who continue to carry the effects […]
Wait Up!
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help. Isaiah 30:18, NLT Have you ever had a student ask you to wait for them? Maybe she is daintily placing […]
REPETITION
And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and […]
REFRESH YOUR SOUL
Stop striving and know that I am God… Psalm 46:10, NASB One challenge I faced daily as a working mom of three little children was attempting to feel refreshed by my short alone time at the end of each day. I’d think, Now that the baby and little ones are tucked into their beds, should […]
APPOINTED
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Isaiah 45:2-3, […]
EQUIPPED FOR EVERY GOOD WORK
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8, NKJV As we were driving out to our campground this past weekend, I witnessed a powerful visual metaphor… A Subaru built to handle […]
OBEDIENCE, RIGHT?
Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:33, NIV I have gotten into the habit of prayer walking in the morning to start my day (quite literally) on the right […]
WHAT WILL BE WRITTEN BENEATH YOUR PICTURE?
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17, NIV Have you ever looked at an old photograph and wondered, Who were these people? What were they like? What mattered to them? Recently, a visit […]
SEEING HIS FAITHFULNESS
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Many, Lord my […]
LOVE GOD, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no […]