““O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate.” Matthew 23:37-38 As I wrote this... Continue Reading →
“Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”” Exodus 31:16-17 Forever.... Continue Reading →
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I admit consistency has never been a strong point for me. These Scriptures with the words “always”, “without ceasing” and “in all circumstances” are a challenge for me. Yet, despite... Continue Reading →
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our<span data-fn="#fen-ESV-30103a" class="footnote" data-link="[<a href="#fen-ESV-30103a" title="See footnote a">a[a] conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Hebrews 9:14 Jesus paid the complete price for my sin. I must purify my conscience from the dead works. Those work that I hold on... Continue Reading →
“And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”” Zechariah 13:9 I admit... Continue Reading →
Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:2 Only the Lord can send the harvesters, the laborers into the harvest. Maybe that is why it is important to be obedient to the call. If I am called to... Continue Reading →
“And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him.” Mark 1:17-18 When we decide to follow Jesus, it will always require that we let go of something and that we move into action. At Jesus’ call, the disciples... Continue Reading →
As the world starts opening back up in the midst of the 2020 coronavirus outbreak, I feel like the one thing I have learned in all this time is I can obey. I listened to my husband, the governor, the president, the orders and the guidelines. I might have questioned things, and still am, but... Continue Reading →
“Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”Philippians 2:8 Good Friday, the remembrance of Christ’s obedience. We celebrate Him being lifted up for our sins. First He descended from heaven humbling Himself in human form. We are called to... Continue Reading →
”The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them. When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many... Continue Reading →
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