Thoughts By Phil Ware

2024-05-21

Kind and Compassionate

Thought: Be kind and compassionate — two qualities that seem to be in short supply. Maybe it's because we hold up the wrong heroes. Unfortunately these two qualities are often seen as sig

2024-05-17

This is Love

This is Love: “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10

2024-05-15

God’s Hands

Our lives, our futures, and our plans are in God's hands. This inescapable reality is the basis of our existence. It is also the foundation of our joy and refreshment when we are with each other.

2024-05-13

Splendor of His Holiness

“Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.” Psalm 96:9

2024-05-11

I Trust in You

“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints. “ Ephesians 1:18

2024-05-08

Hearts and Minds

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24

2024-05-01

We are Dearly Loved

“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12

2024-04-20

The Plans I Have for You

"I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

2024-04-10

He Will Cover You

“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge..”. Psalm 91:4

2024-04-05

Be Joyful

Where does your heart live? Is there a constant awareness in your life that God is present?

2024-03-20

God Our Great Deliverer

God is The Great Deliverer! That's his chosen expertise.

2024-03-14

Encourage One Another

We live in an age where we are constantly pressured to emphasize the novel, new, or improved versions of things.

2024-03-11

In Awe and Wonder

In a world of startling beauty and a universe of dazzling diversity, our hearts are to be drawn back to the One who made it and now sustains it.

2024-02-29

The Tongue

Words are powerful. Communicators know this. Negotiators know this. Deep down, you know this.

2024-02-25

We are More than Conquerors

More than conquerors! What a great phrase. In Christ, this is who we are: more than conquerors. No hardship, enemy, physical disaster, not even death, can separate us from Jesus. Once our lives are joined to Jesus, our future is tied to him (Colossians 3:1-4).

2024-02-03

Show Me Your Ways

“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.“ Psalm 25:4-5

2024-02-01

Make a Difference

God has promised us that just as he is eternal and will live forever, so are those who pursue a relationship with him and are committed to his will.

2024-01-09

Real Life

Thought: God wants us to have life! Real life. Life that lasts forever with him! That's why he sent Jesus, so we could have life.

2024-01-04

Filled with Joy and Peace

Hope and joy and peace sound terrific! Two things are vital for this to be a part of our lives. First, we must trust God to meet our needs and get us to where we need to be. Second, we expect the power of the Holy Spirit to bless us and empower us with God's qualities.

2023-12-27

Joy in the Lord

Father, I long to know you face to face and share in the unbridled joy of heaven with you.

2023-12-17

Holy Passion

Prayer: O God, give me a holy passion to know your truth and live it in both word and deed. Make my life a reflection of your Word, who both proclaimed and lived your truth. In him I pray. Amen.'

2023-12-14

My Shepherd

The goal of our walk with Jesus is to come to know him as our shepherd just as intimately as he knows the Father.

2023-11-27

Refuge and Strength

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 Where can we go when all the walls fall and all the armies crumble and all hope is lost? To the eternal God, who is our Father.

2023-11-23

Search Me

God does know us. We cannot pretend we are something we are not with him. He knows us — inside and out, through and through. This should liberate us to share a remarkable degree of intimacy with him, but most of us run from such a close relationship with our Father.

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