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Wash Each Other’s Feet
Jesus said to His disciples: “If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,
Leaving the Nets
Sometimes in the groping dark of my not knowing I am exhausted with the struggle to believe in you, O God. Your ways are not our ways. Your ways are extraordinary. Madeleine LâEngle
In God I Trust
“In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. what can mortal man do to me? “ Psalm 56:4 God holds us in his grasp.
God Loves Humility
“He saves the humble.” Psalm 149:4 With the same intensity that He hates arrogance, God
Don’t Be Deceived
“Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must
Courage to Draw Near
Father God, So many things distract me and You often seem far away in my day to day reality. Help me to use the exercise daily of opening my hands and having You show…
Peace of Heart and Mind
"I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid" John 14:27…
Where is God?
It is important to recognize that God dwells in a different realm. He occupies another dimension. “My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways. Just as the heavens…
Showered in God’s Love
“For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.” Proverbs 3:12
What Love Says
1 Peter 4:8 says “Love covers a multitude of sins.” Love doesn’t expose. It doesn’t gossip. If love says anything, it speaks words of protection.
Keep Your Lips From Speaking Lies!
Lying is wrong and does not please God. We cannot lie and be filled with His Spirit at the same time. Jesus said, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children…
Looking Unto Jesus
When things hurt, I’ve learned I have options. Go home. Meditate on my hurts until I start imagining I’m having chest pains—or—I can keep running and watch the sun come up.
Salvation by Faith and Not Works
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians…
Let Me Hear Your Word and Obey
Father, I pray today that I see the parts of my life where I am not being obedient to your word. Lord let me repent of this today, truly want to turn from these…
Make God Your Refuge
Make God your refuge. Let Him be the foundation on which you stand! ... For my soul trusts in You;.and in the shadow of Your wings I make my refuge.” (Psalm 57:1)
Listen for Jesus
THOUGHT: Are you listening and looking for Jesus? Keep your mind tuned to Him and He will direct your path. Call on Him. As His Word says: Call to me and I will answer…
Infinite Patience
"Patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us." Romans 5:4-5
Restoration is on the Way
Father, thank you for the great things you have in store for us as your children. Thank You for being our God and loving us the way that You do.
Patience and Faith
23rd Psalm from a Japanese Bible. It says it all: The Lord is my Pace-setter, I shall not rush; He provides me with images of stillness, which restore my serenity, He makes me stop…
Knowing God
Father, what a privilege to know that You delight in our fellowship — that You are actually waiting for us to come to You. What deep, deep satisfaction You give. Thank You so much…