Fear the Lord and Walk In His Ways

Psalm 128:1-4 (NIV) Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to Him.  You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around...

The Secret of Being Content

Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV) I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.  I can do everything through Him...

Meditate On God’s Word

Psalm 23:1 (NIV) The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.  Psalm 23 is a very beautiful psalm written by King David.  Sometimes we become so familiar with a passage of Scripture that we run the danger of reciting it by rote, failing to hone in on the powerful words...

A Different Perspective

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB) Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.  There are several passages of Scripture that speak of God’s will.  Matt. 6:10 (NIV) reads, “Your kingdom come, Your...

Helping Those In Need

Proverbs 21:13 (NKJV) Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard. As I write this, I am in the comfort of my living room wearing sweats and a nice warm shacket my daughter gave me last Christmas.  The furnace is on and the...

If/then

2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. These words were spoken to...