Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. Genesis 32:28-29 There he erected an altar and called it... Continue Reading →
“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Deuteronomy 7:9 My job is to love God. My job is to keep His commandments. I can trust when I do my part that God is faithful to keep His... Continue Reading →
And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 God made the Sabbath. He observed it, not for Himself, but for man. He wants man to have time to rest and time to set aside for Him. It... Continue Reading →
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7 Gentle is not a word I would... Continue Reading →
In my devotion today, from The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn, "Into the Garden" Day 282, I read how God placed man (Adam) into the garden (Genesis 2:15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.), a place of His blessings. The garden... Continue Reading →
“I was watching in the night visions,And behold, One like the Son of Man,Coming with the clouds of heaven!He came to the Ancient of Days,And they brought Him near before Him.Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.His dominion is an everlasting dominion,Which shall not pass away,And His kingdom the... Continue Reading →
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9 As I read this scripture my mind went in four different directions. Such a familiar passage, and yet I was seeing it with a fresh perspective and an inquiring mind. We have to... Continue Reading →
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life... Philippians 2:14-16 Our light shines before the world, when we do things... Continue Reading →
This passage has really been speaking to my soul over the past month. I just keep being drawn back to it again and again. Each time read it, I get another picture, another lesson that I can apply to my life. I believe that God is calling me to go deeper in Him. For years, ... Continue Reading →
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. Isaiah 57:15... Continue Reading →
