Today I kept pondering the word honor or respect. I told God that because today is our 23rd anniversary, I wanted to make a special point to show honor and respect to my husband. We have been together the better part of the last thirty-one years. We are a testimony to God’s grace and mercy... Continue Reading →
At a distance
“All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance. They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.” Moses said to the... Continue Reading →
Steadfast Love and Faithfulness
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 Today is the anniversary of my first marriage. I am grateful for God’s mercy and grace.... Continue Reading →
A Time
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to... Continue Reading →
I Only
“Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left as a prophet of Yahweh; ….. 1 Kings 18:22 Elijah is one of those prophets that I can relate to. Maybe not the miracles he did, but certainly his unjustified view that he was all alone in his circumstances. It is a lie... Continue Reading →
Listen
The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God. John 8:47 I need to hear the Words of God. I learned from a young age that when you are hurting, you seek God. The biggest problems my family faced when I was... Continue Reading →
Not Going to Serve
"But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:18 All of Daniel 3:1 - Daniel 4:3 spoke to me today. It is a story most are familiar with, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and the fiery... Continue Reading →
Works Won’t Cover It
“To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things: “I know your works, your love, faith, service, patient endurance, and that your last works are more than the first. But I have this... Continue Reading →
Do Not Fear Or Be Dismayed
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8 This promise was given to the Israelites as God transitioned them from the leadership of Moses to the leadership of Joshua. He was planning to take the Israelites... Continue Reading →
Impossible
With God nothing is impossible. The very word declares through the Great I Am “I’m Possible.”
