Read Psalm 3 and meet me back here. The backstory of this Psalm is found in 2 Samuel 15-18, if you want to check that out. David was running from his son, Absalom. To get the fullness of this Psalm, I would give that a read. DAVID’S PRAYER “O LORD, how my adversaries have increased!Many are rising up against me.Many … Read More
Hope
As I’ve been pondering changes and improvements God has been laying on my heart to make in this New Year, He brought to mind a group study my husband and I led years ago where one of the sections centered on worshiping God. One of the activities we were to do was to read a given list of verses from … Read More
Relationships and Thoughts
So I have chosen this year to dedicate my personal study of the Word to the Psalms and Proverbs. Today was Psalm 1. I saw a couple principles that rose to the surface. Read Psalm 1. RELATIONSHIPS The first principle referred to our relationships affecting our life choices. The Psalmist is warning the reader to make wise choices as with … Read More
Judge Not
Give Matthew 7:1-6 a read and meet me back here. This passage of Scripture, one phrase in particular, has been quoted by both believers and unbelievers. “Judge not, that you be not judged.” What exactly did Jesus mean when He said that? Let’s dig in and see what we learn. Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. … Read More
Huh…? Ouch!!
God placed a thought in my mind and heart that I can’t shake. I was reading in Exodus where the people were carrying out the commands God had given them concerning the Tabernacle and the ordination of the priests. In Exodus 39, it was describing the clothing that Aaron and his sons were to wear. I won’t go into all … Read More
When the Familiar becomes New
As I sat here this morning, continuing on in Matthew, I was struck with something that I didn’t see coming. But isn’t that just like our God to take a familiar text and teach us something new? Love Him so much. So today I was focusing on Matthew 6:5-8. Give it a read and meet me back here. Did you read … Read More
Christmas is Over
Read Matthew 6:19-24 I studied through this passage several days ago, but with the busyness of the season, I am just getting around to blogging about it. Christmas is over now. Gifts have been given and we are enjoying those new things we have found under our tree. With that in mind, I think it is apropos to shift our … Read More
Mistakes
I don’t know about you, but I would rather learn from someone else’s mistakes than make my own. As I read 2 Chronicles 33 today, I saw some lessons we can learn from Manasseh’s mistakes, with the hopes of not repeating them. I also saw a clear demonstration of the heart of God. Read: 2 Chronicles 33:9-13. “Manasseh led … Read More
When a Mistake…Isn’t
This morning I sat down to finish a reading plan I have been doing for the past month. As usual, I studied through the passages before I read the “devotional”. I wanna hear what God says to me before I read what He said to someone else. Anyway, I worked my way through the Scripture passages and finished up by … Read More
Thanksgiving is Over
This morning I read Colossian 2:6-7. Jump on my “train” of thought and go for a ride with me, won’t you? “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith,just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.” As I read these … Read More