Isaiah 9:5 (NIV®) “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” What do you need this Christmas? I mean really need? I imagine if you take time to […]
Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV) “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” If you’re like me, you think you have a decent head on your shoulders. You can make most decisions in life without too much difficulty. You have a plan for how you want things
Philippians 1:3 (NKJV) “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,” Young children have to be taught everything and one thing they are taught very early is to say thank you. If someone gives them something, Mom says “say thank you” and the little one says “Tank Ooo”. As we age, irrespective of our
Ezekiel 33:6 (NIV®) But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’ Tomorrow is one of the most
John 3:16 (NIV®) “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” If I have my preference, most of the time I prefer to be in the background observing rather than out in front of it all. In
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John 4:35 (NKJV) “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” I’ve been traveling a bit lately and I passed through an area of our country that is
Matthew 5:45b (NKJV) “…He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Parts of our nation have had devastating winds and floods this past week. Hurricane Helene has been indiscriminate in her attack. As the hurricane approached our shores, I thought of
Luke 11:34 (NKJV) “The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.” I’ve heard it said that “perception is everything”. I used to think that was true but that
John 14:6 (NKJV) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. People say “Well, to tell you the truth…” and when they say that, not only do we expect honesty, we also half expect to hear something different than what we
Revelation 4:11 (NKJV) “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” Do you know the circumstances of your birth? You may have been told that you were an “accident”. You may have learned that you were a