March 20th Read: Psalms 103:1-22 When we recognize God as Creator, we acknowledge His omnipotence, for the creation cannot be greater than its creator. When we recognize him as Redeemer, we acknowledge His great mercy and grace and the love which sent Jesus to Calvary. When we recognize Him as Holy Spirit who gives life …
March 19th Read: John 14:1-31 Often we must allow someone to launch out on the sea of life when we would rather have him stay in the warm circle of our supportive love and influence. A mother experiences this on her child’s first day of school. A father feels this as his daughter says her …
March 18th Read: John 3:32-36; Rom. 3:28; 1 Pet. 5:6-7; John 3:16-18 My dear Bible School teacher, Eli Kauffman, used to tell us that we have been set free from the law in order to be free to do right. In other words, while we are free from the bondage of sin and the terrors …
Read: Psalm 19:1-14; Genesis 6:5-6; Ephesians 4:30-32 Imagination is a precious gift as long as it leads us towards God and His goodness. Looking at the sky usually activates my imagination. Clouds become galleons floating on a blue sea. Stars seen to sing light just for me. Sunsets …
March 16th Read: Mark 4:38; 1 Peter 4:6-7; Eph. 3:13-21; Jude 1:24 Sometimes we recognize God’s loving care of us in the things He does for us, His provision, His peace, the people He puts in our lives, His salvation through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Often, however, I see His care in …
March 15th Read: Col. 3:22-24; Psa. 37:9; 2 Cor. 10:4-5 Part of waiting on the LORD is recognizing and submitting to His authority over me and over the circumstances of my life. If I do this, I can be superior in all areas of my life, committing my life to His excellence in me. I …
March 14th Read: Psa. 36:5-10; John 7:37-39; Rev. 22:1-5; John 1:1-5 The writer of John’s Gospel equates life and light (1:4) in a way that expresses the totality of both as being Christ Jesus. David wrote of this precious life as a fountain. It will never fail; it will never lessen in any way, for …
March 13th Read: Psalm 18:28-36; Psalm 27:1-7; Philippians 4:4-9 When I talk with our children and grandchildren on the phone, the distance between us is great, about 2800 miles. They tell me not to worry about them. I tell them I would rather pray than worry, because the latter is unproductive and stressful. My Father …
March 12th Read: Mal. 4:2-3; Mark 8:22-25; John 1:1-14; Eph. 5:13-14; 2 Pet. 1:19 and Rev. 22:5 Even as believers with the light of the Word available to us, we are like the blind man whom Jesus healed. We often see imperfectly at first, through a mist of old ideas and habits, or our old relationships …
March 11th Read: 2 Cor. 3:17; Gal. 5:1; Rom. 8:18-25; John 8:31-36; Psa. 147:1-20 There are all sorts of walls which we encounter. Walls of discrimination, of custom, of tradition, of financial ability, of health problems, of educational shortcomings. When we meet them we tend to use a ladder, find a route around, or cut …