“You are great and powerful, glorious, splendid, and majestic. Everything in heaven and earth is yours, and you are king, supreme ruler over all.” 1 Chronicles 29:11 I was reading another scripture today, and had the thought “I wonder how Jesus felt seeing His creation for the first time from a human perspective?”. Did... Continue Reading →
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 The devotional today on Youversion was from Follow - a life of purpose. The writer shared that the world encourages us to follow our dreams, but Jesus said... Continue Reading →
“You may make your plans, but God directs your actions.” Proverbs 16:9 As I read this passage, my mind thoughtabout a director in a movie and the role theyplay in a movie's plan. Wikipedia states “a filmdirector controls a film's artistic and dramaticaspects and visualizes the screenplay whileguiding the film crew and actors in... Continue Reading →
“So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.” James 4:7 Often times I want to resist the devil in my own strength. I tell myself I can keep him at bay, I can just say no, I can walk away and that it will make him... Continue Reading →
“The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe.” Psalm 18:2 There is so much security wrapped up in God and demonstrated in this verse. Protector, strong fortress, protection,... Continue Reading →
“Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for it was to this life that God called you when you firmly professed your faith before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12 My race of faith is not the same as anyone else’s race. When I professed my faith, I stepped... Continue Reading →
“We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.” 1 John 5:14 Today I want to share two things I wrote this week during my quiet time, they are both based on different scriptures, but tied to... Continue Reading →
“Try to be at peace with everyone, and try to live a holy life, because no one will see the Lord without it.” Hebrews 12:14 Peace, it is so easy to loose when you are around people. It can be tempting to let other people’s actions impact our internal peace. We don’t have control... Continue Reading →
“Remind me each morning of your constant love, for I put my trust in you. My prayers go up to you; show me the way I should go.”Psalm 143:8 I am so grateful that I can trust God’s love is constant, because sometimes I am not a very lovable person. I have a shirt... Continue Reading →
“But the Lord says, “Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already—you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there.” Isaiah 43:18-19 ... Continue Reading →
Restoring Voice 