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365 BLESSINGS: Blessing #18

“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” 1 Peter 2:24-25

See the beginning of the verses above? That Jesus took our sins upon Himself? It’s always wonderful to think and talk about that, isn’t it? How Jesus died in our place so He would take the punishment we deserve. Absolutely inde...

365 BLESSINGS: Blessing #17

““Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Mt. 7:21-23

I’ll never forget my ex-husband before I married him essentially saying to me one day, “The Bible is not a...

What I Want

“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live  according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded  is  death, but to be spiritually minded  is  life and peace. Because the carnal mind  is  enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:5-8

““But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” Luke...

365 BLESSINGS: Blessing #16

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

Is faith something we’re supposed to just come up with on our own? Something we can just muster up? Something that is our responsibility? What does God say in the Bible? That faith comes by hearing His Word! How wonderful that God doesn’t just tell us to have faith, but He tells us HOW to have faith and gives us the very means to have it! We can hear the Bible preached. And we can read the Bible ourselves. We shoul...

Don’t Let Satan Run You Off

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Cor. 15:58

I stayed for virtually a year at my first hotel out on the road year-round for the Lord and ministry, but I confess it almost didn’t turn out the way. There was so much evil there due to certain people, circumstances, and situations that I became so terrified at one point I was ready to pack up my stuff, the sweet ministry dogs i...

365 BLESSINGS: Blessing #15

“O God, You are my God;

Early will I seek You;

My soul thirsts for You;

My flesh longs for You

In a dry and thirsty land

Where there is no water.

So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise You.” Psalm 63:1-3

Do you long for the Lord? Do you long for more and more of Him? Are you on fire for Jesus? Is He your heart’s desire? Is He your number one love? Your greatest priority? Do you desire m...

My Ex-Husband’s Oxygen

“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:2-4 (bold added)

“Let everything that has breath praise...

365 BLESSINGS: Blessing #14

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Col. 3:23-24

I can’t speak for others, you included, but I sure can speak for myself. Sometimes I’m called to do stuff for others, whether it’s for people or even for the sweet special needs dogs in my care, that I just don’t want to do. As much as the Lord has blessed me with a servant’s heart, sometimes especially whe...

God’s Stern Message

““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And...

Tired of the Battle?

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” Galatians 6:9

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, ...