Psalm 23 NLT The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. 3 He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest […]
1 Samuel 30: 19 Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. The Jews have a ideal of peace which I hear ringing out through this verse. They call it “Shalom” and it is a very comprehensive idea, much fuller than our “Christian” […]
Psalm 51: 11 – 12 Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. I really had a hard time choosing which verse to send today. This psalm is good right from […]
Hebrews 11: 1 (KJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith is the substance of those things you are praying for. Faith is something real. It is substantive. It is not just an idea or a concept. It isn’t just theology or […]
Luke 1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer. Today is the National Day of Prayer in the United States. For those of us who live here, we should first offer up a prayer of thanksgiving that we can have a National Day of Prayer. Let’s also pray for all those around […]
2 Corinthians 6: 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. We have become the righteousness of God in Christ because Jesus took our sin onto himself. There is a song that, although pretty, kind of bugs me because […]
Hebrews 4: 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize without weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Two ideas strike me about this verse: Jesus’ compassion and his sinlessness. The two work together for our good. Jesus was in all manner […]
