HE MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26, NIV Educators, can you relate? You pull into your parking spot in the morning and look up at your school building. Your mind immediately starts flooding with all of the things you have to do […]
SPRING FLOODS
When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19 KJV Spring floods are not uncommon in the Midwest. And they can be devastating. Houses and farmlands can get swept away. Sometimes bridges and roads are out of sight. Without the help […]
NOT LUCK BUT LIFTED UP
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, […]
LEANING INTO GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
Praise the Lord, all nations! Glorify him, all peoples! For his faithful love to us is great; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever. Hallelujah! Psalm 117:1-2, CSB It seems like we are living in a world where anything goes, doesn’t it? As a result, many of the new agendas and policies making their way into public […]
FAITH AND FEAR ARE TERRIBLE ROOMMATES
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10, NIV Some of us are more fearful than others. But, we are all afraid of something. For me, fear used […]
ALL THINGS GOOD
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28, NIV I recently attended a funeral for the mother of one of my students who had lost her battle with cancer. She was a beautiful woman with a […]
HOW STAINED
“Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.” Isaiah 1:18, NLT How soiled, how stained was your life because of the sin and self-will that enslaved you prior to coming to Christ? How can we […]
PRAYING PROMISES
You, Lord, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked. Psalm 12:7 NIV As educators, we have a front-row seat in public schools to the beauty and the dilemma of educating every child. We see students who love to learn, students who can’t learn, and students who don’t want to […]
HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20, ESV Like me, you may struggle to remember that God is always right there with you at all times. I often go through a whole day trying to solve all of my own problems and leaning on my own strength. […]
DEFEATED
“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,” declares the Lord. Isaiah 54:17, NIV I was so defeated and physically weak that my knees felt like jelly. I would have […]