Your grumblings are not against us but against the Lord. (Exodus 16:8) What a grumbling people we are – myself included. I count my blessings each day, but still, I complain. We all know the story of how Moses led the Israelites on their Exodus out of Egypt. Although the people witnessed the miracles of …
I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God. (Zechariah 13:9) Nothing I’ve ever accomplished in life ever came easy. Every step, every inch, every molecule …
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1) Last weekend, I had lunch with one of my dear friends, in celebration of her birthday. The conversation turned to talk of my hope for the future, as well as events from my past. I only …
“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:34) Tomorrow isn’t promised to us. How well I know this to be true. I’ve said it many times and live my life knowing that today’s joy might be gone tomorrow. Every day is …
She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. (Proverbs 31: 25) My name is Sara, and I love beautiful clothes. There I said it. I’m a clothes-horse, and I’m not afraid to admit it. My work wardrobe is so large that it can’t fit in one closet. I …
You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. (Psalm 65:11) There’s an old expression that says hindsight is 2020 – meaning looking back often reveals a more perfect understanding of things that have happened to us. We can’t understand the whys of painful experiences when we are walking through them, …
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (Isaiah 26:3) Yesterday was a gift. No other Christmas presents are required. For the first time ever, I traveled to visit my family in Colorado a full six days before Christmas. The flights, the travel, the sight …
Let your roots grow down into Him, and let our lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. (Colossians 2:7) I’m the most thankful person you will ever meet. Appreciation is ingrained in my soul. I take nothing for granted …
Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. (Colossians 1:10) If you were to be tried as a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? This question has haunted me most of my life. While it’s true that good …
“…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” (Isaiah 61:3) Some of life’s fiercest blows hit …