In walking with Jesus, one’s faith embraces the genuine heart of the Gospel.
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(Updated October 16)
The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.
From Isaiah 40:31: “Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.“
Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910) was an Scottish-born pastor and Christian writer.
Sustained bitterness works like a thorn, which sinks deeper and deeper into our fragile soul, until the emptiness consumes our heart.
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(Updated October 15)
From Proverbs 2:1-2: “My child, if you accept My words and treasure up My commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding.”
Child of God
Heeding His Word
Treasuring each thought
Witness everything heard
Faithful saint
Embracing light
Nourishing thy heart
Righteousness carries weight
Wisdom’s peace
Storing up truth
Walking with Father
Faith matures beyond youth
Knowledge grows
Watching over
Forsaking darkness
Mercy’s fresh makeover
Child of God
Keeping ways straight
Fulfilling hope’s voice
Redemption’s open gate
From Proverbs 2:20-21: “Therefore walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just. For the upright will abide in the land, and the innocent will remain in it.”
God intends for faithfulness to be firmly planted alongside His living waters.
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(Updated October 14)
The lost are in need of spiritual surgery. They need to meet the Great Physician and allow Him to restore them to spiritual health and vitality.
From Matthew 9:11-12: “When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’ But when he heard this, he said, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.'”
David Jeremiah (born 1941) is an American pastor and Christian author.
One of nature’s most treasured expectations is wrapped up in autumn’s annual arrival.
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(Updated October 13)
From Psalm 31:1-2: “In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.”
Life struggles with loneliness
Days without human contact
Isolation grows, lights go dim
Time without purpose, sidetracked
Scorned, rejected, forgotten
Christ also feels all alone
Where have His disciples gone?
Taunted, tortured, overthrown
Holy God always at work
Cries of loneliness, He heeds
Our needs, never glossed over
Spirit moves others to lead
Alone, never life’s last word
Visits from others arrive
Blessed comfort sealed with love
Sustaining light will survive
Darkest loneliness leaving
Empty hearts fill with courage
Father’s love touching each soul
His blessings shall encourage
God’s love remaining steadfast
At death’s cross, Christ not alone
Darkened, empty tomb proclaims
God’s triumph, faith’s cornerstone
From Psalm 31:14-16: “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors. Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love.”
Originally published March, 2021.
When life’s circumstances thrust another Goliath in front of us, we can trust the comforting Word of God, just as young David did.
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(Updated October 12)
God loves people because of who God is, not because of who we are.
From Ephesians 2:4-5: “God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”
Phillip Yancey (born 1949) is an American Christian author.
