James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings. (James 1:1) Do you remember writing letters way back in your youth? I say way back, but possibly some of you are not as gray as I am becoming. It used […]
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. (I Corinthians 10:13) I remember […]
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother. (Proverbs 6:20) I have a calculator. It causes me no end of trouble. You see, if I don’t poke in the right numbers, it won’t give me the right answer. That’ s unreasonable. It’s supposed to be a help and […]
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (Psalms 34:18) My grandfather used to say that deaths in family’s came in threes. He said it was like a pattern and I’d see it as I got older. I never really noticed it until three years ago when […]
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. (I Peter 5:7) Worry, worry, worry, stress, stress and more stress – that’s what daily life can sometimes feel like. It doesn’t matter if you are the CEO of a company, a nursing student working on state boards, or a mother seeing the child […]
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; (Psalms 1:1) I have a friend who raises and shows American singer canaries as a hobby. He has over 300 birds at any time, […]
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live […]
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) I thank God for this verse. No matter what I have done, he has covered it; He has gotten rid of all the past. He has […]
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (Romans 3:20) Are you saved because of your actions? Many people seem to believe that we are saved by being good, and as a result are trying hard […]
