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November 3, 2018
I Don’t Deserve God’s Love
“As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;” Romans 3:10
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” Eph. 5:6
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
“The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and...
November 2, 2018
Is Comfort Making Your Decisions?
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in ou...
Paralyzed Man’s Miracle
“And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house. Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them. Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
...October 31, 2018
The 2 Greatest Tragedies
“and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15-17
The news it seems in this day and age is filled with more tragedies than ever, but the two greatest tragedies aren’t exactly on the evening news though t...October 30, 2018
Will You Answer Her or Me?
“Will you answer her or will you answer me?” the Spirit of God asked me.
Why would He ask me a question like that? To what was He referring? There I was going about my morning chores caring for the 5 special needs ministry dogs in our latest hotel room when the Lord saw fit to ask me this question. Why?
A loved one had just given me a strong opinion about something. Not that there was anything necessarily wrong with her opinio...
I Can’t Do Anything Right!
I can’t do anything right.
One day that’s essentially what a beloved friend shared with me. That’s how she seemed to be feeling. Little did she know I have felt that way countless times throughout my life.
Sometimes I have gotten so caught up in that feeling I can’t seem to get out of it! Granted there have been times I have so struggled with sin that there was in fact not too very much I was doing right. But so very...
The Gift in the Trash
““Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Mt. 6:19-21
It was just a little gift. In the grand scheme of things anyway. Most people wouldn’t have given it another thought. Or even a first thought. But for me, that little gift wasn’t s...
God’s Compass
““For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
I learned as a girl that a compass helps people figure out what direction they need to go. It points them in the ri...
October 29, 2018
Why I Was Overwhelmed
“Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:1-2
Know why I was overwhelmed one day? And why I have been overwhelmed so very many times? And why I still can get overwhelmed easily if I’m not careful? Two reasons.
First, I took on more than the Lord gave me that day. Rather than seek, hear, and obey Him, I sought Him partly, heard Him partly, and obeyed Him partly. And p...
October 28, 2018
The Criminal Who Needed Christ
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” (Mt. 28:19-20)
““Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not...