Short, daily reflections on specific Bible passages, aimed at encouraging readers in their daily spiritual walk.
“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” Isaiah 61:4 Dear Father, On this Valentine’s Day I am struck by the timeliness of this scripture. In this present day I know may lives that have been devastated and ruined […]
“To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” Isaiah 61:3 Dear Father, I love it! Right there in the middle of scripture is a Cinderella story if ever I saw one! And the best […]
“O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 Dear Father, I can feel the intense, deliberate, almost guttural cry of the Psalmist as he cries out to You. How I […]
It’s Been A Long Time I just wanted to share with you some reasons why I am excited about this upcoming bible study on Thursday night. The first reason why I am excited is because it’s the first time I have been able to teach in a year! I feel a little bit like a […]
“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” – Psa 103:2 As I began really listening to myself pray lately, I was surprised to find how much my prayers were revealing a deep distrust in God instead of a deep trust in Him. Exactly the opposite of what I intended to […]
“They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.” Isaiah 61:3 Dear Father, I have an oak tree on my front lawn and You have shown me a thing or two with that tree. My oak tree didn’t suddenly appear. It started out as an acorn […]
I was reading in Esther the other day about King Xerxes. He was the King that Esther married. As I was reading I was really amazed at the abundant wealth of some of these Old Testament Kings. This particular king, King Xerxes threw a banquet for a full 180 days, that’s a 6 month long […]
“You are a letter from Christ…” 2 Corinthians 3:3 Dear Father, A letter from Christ… I never imagined that I might be a letter from Him. That is a jaw dropping thought to me. What kind of letter have I been? There were many times that this „letter? probably looked more like a bill to […]
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 Dear Father, Sorrow can come so suddenly and knock our feet right out from under us. It came this morning like an earthquake shaking us out of our warm, cozy beds of satiety. A friend, teacher, mentor, husband, father, grandpa is gone before we can rub […]
“To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy.” Jude 24 Dear Father, We’ve come to the end of another year. Looking back I see a dance floor that has had the varnish worn off in places and the dust […]
