I am doing a YouVersion devotional plan on the writings of Paul, and this morning the devotional stated, “When we turn back to who we used to be, we are declaring with our actions that what Jesus did wasn’t enough. The answer isn’t to give up or try harder, but to let the Spirit lead us.” “But if you are … Read More
What’s in a Word?
“But by the grace of God I am what I am and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them,yet not I, but the grace of God with me.”~~1 Corinthians 15:10~~ As I read this verse this morning, what initially came to mind is how the world distorts the Word of God to … Read More
It’s All about Me
“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brothers and sisters, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have … Read More
Forgive
“Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”~~Ephesians 4:32~~ I’m in the process of studying the character of God, and this morning one of the verses I dug into was Ephesians 4:32. What impacted me from this verse was the call for me to be forgiving to others as Christ has been … Read More
What’s in a Name?
“Saying, ‘What business do you have with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are: the Holy One of God!’” ~~Mark 1:24~~ This verse was part of a reading plan I’m doing, and as I read it this morning, over and over–because at first nothing seemed to jump out to me, what the … Read More
1 Chronicles 28:9
“…acknowledge the God of your father, and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought.” ~~1 Chronicles 28:9~~ When I read a verse or passage, I generally will write down any questions that initially come to mind, and then I search them out. The questions that came to mind as … Read More
The Ultimate Guide
“But when He, the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak of His own, but whatever he hears, he will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.” ~~John 16:13~~ As I read this passage this morning, I was drawn to the word “guide”. Jesus was talking to … Read More
Compose Yourself
“To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.” ~~Colossians 1:2~~ As I looked at this verse this morning, I pondered whether the description “faithful sister” could be said of me. (Pistos) is the Greek word for “faith/faithful” and it describes a person in whom faith … Read More
The Trumpet Vine
So I was looking at pictures of my old house, and I began thinking through some of the memories that we made there. Good memories. I remember when we put an addition on that house. We added a 2 car garage with a family room built over it. Our house had been built in the early 1940s, so when we … Read More