February 24, 2014 “Let your roots grow down into Him and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the Lord and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all He has done.” Colossians 2:7 (TLB) The Absolute […]
The Martyr’s Prayer
February 17, 2014 The Martyr’s Prayer “And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” Acts 7:59, 60 Words […]
Time Became My Friend
February 10, 2014 May we stop and remember and appreciate the Greatest Love… “And here is how to measure it—the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.” NLT John 15:13 Love is costly…It requires all; It requires everything; It covers a multitude of mistakes; It covers intentional choices…It covers […]
Step Out into the Truth
February 3, 2014 Dear Heavenly Father, as I reach out my hand for You…I know and I trust that you hear my cry and that Your strong right hand will reach for mine. I step out into Your Truth, into Your Love, into your Way…into the place You have for me…and I find rest for […]
Stepping Out
January 27, 2014 “It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8 Stepping Out It is fascinating to me how much of the mind-set in our culture […]
In His Hands
January 20, 2014 “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him…”Genesis 1:26,27 I have often wondered why God chose to do this…of all His creation, He chose to make man and woman in His own […]
Little Altars of Praise
January 13, 2014 “I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9: 1, 2 (NKJV) “Even the sparrow finds a home there, and the swallow […]
The Power of Light
January 6, 2014 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of Life.” John 8:12 Today is Epiphany, celebrated by many liturgical churches, as the journey and visit by the Magi to the Christ Yeshua […]
The Wooden Gift
December 30, 2013 “But we all…are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.” 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 4:1 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, […]
Garments of Praise
December 23, 2013 In the words of the prophet Isaiah, “…He has sent me to …bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair…” Isaiah 61:1-3 Each one has a battle to fight, Each one has […]