Have you ever had someone talking to you and while you hear them speaking, you really aren’t listening to what they’re saying? Yeah, sad to say, me too. This morning in my reading, I was convicted of that, as I studied my way through Proverbs 23:19. “Hear my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.” This … Read More
When God Repeats Himself
As I continue on in the Psalms, this morning I read Psalm 136. In it the psalmist commanded, “Give thanks to the Lord” (v1), “Give thanks to the God of gods” (v2), “Give thanks to the Lord of hosts” (v3), “Give thanks to the God of heaven” (v26). As the psalmist described the works of God in these 26 verses, … Read More
You are the light of the world.
I started reading through the book of Matthew the other day. I don’t know about you, but at times I have to guard myself against “assuming I know” the text and thus approaching the Scriptures with a prideful complacency. I want to see, through fresh eyes, what God is saying to me each day as I read His word. So … Read More
Waiting…
What comes to mind when you think of “waiting” for someone? If I’m honest, my initial response to waiting is not a positive one, but rather one of irritation. I mean, while I’m waiting for someone to arrive, I could be doing something I had on “my” list of to-do’s, right? Who does that other person think they are, making … Read More
Don’t Split the Sentence
This morning I finished up my study of 1 Peter. Let me tell you – if you haven’t dug into this book of the Bible, you need to! It’s so rich with encouragement to us as believers living in such an ungodly culture. If you are interested in learning more, reach out to me and I’d be happy to share … Read More
What are you craving?
So this morning as I continued in my personal study (reading through the Psalms and Proverbs), I read Proverbs 13. This is the third time I have read this chapter so far this year, and I have to say that God always seems to draw new things to my attention. This morning He brought an important truth to the forefront. … Read More
A Peek into My Journal
I just finished up a ladies Bible study called Worthy, which focuses on our identity. So yesterday, as a part of that study, Genesis 1:27 was noted. “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”(Genesis 1:27) As I proceeded to look at some of the key words in … Read More
Psalm 48:14
The Spirit of God directed my attention to a verse this morning. It seemed so straightforward and simple that, honestly, I wondered why He prompted me to dig. But dig I did! And oh my word!!! Check this out! “This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever”. (Psalm 48:14) The Hebrew word for guide (nāhaḡ) … Read More
Wow!
God keeps me in a perpetual state of “WOW!!”. I know I’ve shared this already, but this year, I am studying through a chapter of Psalms and a chapter of Proverbs each morning. I am seeing more and more how ALIVE God’s word is. There is always something new that He reveals and teaches. This morning I was impacted by … Read More
Want a Quick Turnaround?
Read Psalm 13. I love the raw emotion David shows in this Psalm. Four times in two verses he cries out, “How long?!”. I don’t know about you, but I have had circumstances in my life that induce that kind of emotional response. Let’s look at some things we can learn from how David processed his emotions and turned them … Read More