November 13th Read: Psalms 100 and Psalms 103:1-5 and Psalms 22:3 Sometimes I feel so connected with God that I cannot help but praise Him. Sometimes I tune in to Him through His Word; sometimes through His creation; sometimes through fellowship with another believer, and often through prayer. When I begin to realize just what …
November 12th Read: Hebrews 12:1-2 and Ephesians 5:8-9 One of the truths I have needed to embrace is that God is still working on me! I am in no wise anything but a sinner saved by His grace. I need correction and adjustment in my life all the time, and I am so thankful to …
November 11th Read: Ephesians 1:22-23 and Psalm 139:1-12 “God is all and in all.” What a statement! The Creator of the Universe is holding it all together and is in every tiny part of it! There is no place in the universe where He is not! What confidence that should give us! GREAT AND SMALL …
October 31st Read: Job 38 and 39 HOW, LORD? How can it be You think of me With kind and loving thoughts, When by your hand The very sand On all the shores was wrought? How can your mind Look in to find The very heart of me, When stars you light To pierce the …
October 30th Read: John 15:13-17; Proverbs 17:17 Over the years I have been blessed with many true friends, the kind who love at all times, the sort who pray for me whenever they think of me, the ones who have ridden out the tough times with me. I have not known, however, anyone who has …
October 29th Read: Philippians 3:10-16 and Luke 9:57-62 The believer is no longer accountable for the past. Everything in her life which was given to God in repentance and confession has been washed away by the blood of Jesus. There should no longer be regrets and guilt coloring her life and shaping her decisions and …
October 28th Read: Isaiah 42:16 and Isaiah 43:1-3; Hebrews 1:1-3 Jesus, my Savior, makes God the Father real to me. He is the “express image” of the Father. In Jesus I see Jehovah, the covenant God of Israel; I see Jehovah Raah, the Good Shepherd of Psalm 23. I see Jehovah Rapha, the God who …
October 27th Read: 1 Cor. 1:18-25 and Matthew 5:10-12 Let’s face it; going against the world is a risky business. People don’t understand the cross. They don’t even understand what real love is all about! As we live a Christian life, one permeated with God’s Word, love, and our obedience, we are apt to be …
October 26th Read: Matt. 5:43-48; Luke 10:25-37; Romans 13:8-10; James 2:1-8 LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR Does he wave each time he sees you As you work around your yard, Or does he turn his shoulder So your peace of mind is jarred? Either way, friend, we must love him! He’s our neighbor. Does her interest and …
October 25th Read: Genesis 8:22; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ephesians 2:1-10 Autumn in the hills of New York State is usually spectacular. The reds of sumac, woodbine, and maples vie for attention against the bright blue October skies. The harvest of apples, cabbages, pumpkins, and grapes blends colors and aromas which permeate the air and leave me …