God’s Reassurance

Isaiah 31:21, “Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” My sister and I meandered through the stores and cobbled streets, the sun beating down leaving a trickle of sweat across my brow. My thoughts fought between uncertainty, fear, and the selfish desire to not disrupt my life…

Miracles of God Today

Hebrews 2:4 “God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.” Do you see miracles? When we read the Bible, we are told of water changing into wine, people healed from disabilities, leprosy, or blindness, and during a time of famine…

The Potter’s Clay

“Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8-9 (NIV) Our story began many years ago, as God molded us from a raw chunk of clay into His creation. Individually, He tossed us upon the potter’s wheel and began to…

Lifting Above the Sludge

“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1: 13-14 I have heard it said we must reach the bottom before we will change. There is a moment during the descent when…

God’s Voice

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he…

Hear Our Cry

Exodus 3:7-8, “The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of…

Torn and Tattered

1 Peter 5:6-7, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” The unrelenting pain continued month after month. Our prayers reached the heavens, but the answers were not an instantaneous cure, as we…

Anxious Thoughts

1 Peter 5:6-7, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Dentist play an important role. Unfortunately, dental procedures hurt, and I am not a person who willingly seeks out torture. My tooth throbbed announcing a…

Treading Life

1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” I headed for the deep end of the pool. The test was simple, tread water for six…