2023-01-07
The Pause that Refreshes
Pause and Listen: Father, it is so easy to keep active, to somehow believe that activity equals relationships with you. Forgive us for ignoring your call to refreshment. In Jesus name, amen.
Read more..Pause and Listen: Father, it is so easy to keep active, to somehow believe that activity equals relationships with you. Forgive us for ignoring your call to refreshment. In Jesus name, amen.
Read more.."Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with My victorious right hand" Isaiah 41:10
Read more..You don’t know what the future holds but you hold the hand of the ONE who does. He loves you and will never let you go!
Read more..We can rest assured that no matter what happens in the world, Jesus Christ is still the victorious One and Our Sovereign Lord. “I know that you can do all things,” Job said. “No plan of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2).
Read more..The joy of the Lord can indeed be our strength. That joy inevitably will shine on our faces, regardless of circumstances.
Read more..His strength. Made ours. “. . . out of weakness were made strong.”(Hebrews 11:34)
Read more..Lord Jesus, I know You said that in this world we would have troubles, but for some reason I really thought there would be fewer problems as I aged. That I would become wiser. But life becomes more complicated.
Read more..Believer’s prayers have tremendous impact, particularly on their own faith and life. Do you understand what an awesome privilege it is to kneel before the all-powerful Father and know that He listens and will respond? God loves to be good to His children and answer their prayers.
Read more..Everything! All! No matter what we say, no matter what we do, it is to be offered as a gift of thanks to God with Jesus' name, power, and honor attached! This makes all of life our worship and thanksgiving to God.
Read more..Beloved one, by your Father's strength you have life. By your Father's promise you have life. By the words of Jesus you have life.
Read more..“ too many people crowding in and making demands on us, that we simply want to stand up and say “enough is enough”. That is when God wraps us in His loving arms and lifts up our heads so we can face another day.
Read more..For where your treasure is, there you'll find your heart. Put your trust in him! He won't let you down. God is our hope, so put your life in his hands. May this be our resolution for the New Year.
Read more..Jesus invites us to rest. My life, (particularly over the Christmas season), often feels scattered, frenzied, and harried. If that sounds like your life too, take a moment to ponder these words of Jesus, found in Matthew’s gospel.
Read more..Grace, as wonderful as it seems, gets turned down every moment of every day. We don't like receiving free gifts;
Read more..“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1
Read more..“Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35 Read the rest:
Read more..Prayer: Loving and Compassionate God, we can only be truly happy when we have a willing heart. Help us to open up our hearts so that we may let your light shine through to all that we meet.
Read more..What happens when we fill our minds with thoughts of God’s love? Will standing beneath the downpour of his grace change the way we feel about others?
Read more..“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us.” Psalm 67:1 I remember one of my mother’s favorite sayings: “How I love to see your shining face.” When faces shine they are elated, full of joy, love and anticipation. “Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow” are the words in a familiar carol that describes children waiting for Christmas.
Read more..Wow! it is already December. How the time flies. Now it is time to get serious about Christmas. Serious in the sense that we need to take the time to reflect on what this season is all about.
Read more..Thought: Have you taken the time lately to be still in the wonderful of our Almighty God? “O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art.”
Read more..Answer: Jesus was born! How would the average person answer that question? Tradition? Family? Love for hearth and home? Read the rest...
Read more..“By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35 As a follower of Jesus you wear a distinguishing mark as well. Is it visible? You wear His love.
Read more..“Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” Jesus is Jehovah incarnate, our Lord and our God. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14
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