“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and …
“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.”Proverbs 21:21 I love the Proverbs. For me, they are encouraging. But there is a way of looking at them that can be discouraging. Unfortunately, many …
“The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)” John 4:9 The story …
“I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word I hope.”Psalm 130:5 Waiting is hard. We want answers, and we want them now. My wife says that God is always on time, …
“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”Matthew 24:44 We live in a time when people are constantly trying to predict the return …
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”Mark 12:30 This scripture passage gets at the very heart …
“When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?”” John 6:60 This verse comes from a passage in scripture that I have thought about a lot. There …
“For the Lord will not reject forever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.” Lamentations 3:31-33 Lamentations …
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?”Luke 6:46 I am guilty of this. I believe we all are. It is easy to say that we are Christians …
“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”Romans 12:2 I …