His Love Held Him There
One of my favorite Christian singers is the troubadour Michael Card. One song in particular,
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One of my favorite Christian singers is the troubadour Michael Card. One song in particular,
Twelve Things Jesus is to Me. Jesus is…My Shepherd who always leads me to a prepared place; My Truth who has never misspoken;
“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed
"Blessed be the name of the Lord", because this disease of the heart is not incurable
I praise God that He takes delight in being the One who is perfectly faithful when we can’t be.
The finishing touch in the travel kit was a "Do Not Disturb" sticker. The humor of it hit me: if we are honest we spend most of our days like that.
It seemed as though the challenges would never end. An aging parent fell and broke her hip. A brother’s cancer wasn’t responding to treatment.
Don't worry about tomorrow. Lord, I don’t need tomorrow’s mercies, For Your portion today will do.
Whatever God does for you and me is without merit on our part and by pure grace on His part, and it is done for a purpose. God never gives to or benefits His…
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” Ephesians 1:7 If only I could believe God’s forgiveness.
“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.” Psalm…
This prayer is for us to be as one just as the Father and Son are one.
How can Christians remain “ever green” in the midst of the seemingly endless drought of discouragement or the sudden and unexpected fiery trial?
Christ my life, and Christ my light, Christ for morning, noon, and night; Christ when all around gives way, Christ my everlasting stay;
As adults, we laughed at the absurdity of someone being trapped inside a computer.
"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Father God, You know just what I need. And I need to proclaim your love and faithfulness every day.
In the case of children who are prodigals, we can pray a hedge of thorns around them to protect them from friends who influence them in the wrong way. The Bible says, “The earnest…
“God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil….” - EM Bounds
Like many I live, bound up in life’s issues day-to-day, coping with the curve balls that speed my way.
Our God is so amazing. Majestic. Gracious. Loving. We may think, “I would never serve another.” But tragically, it happens all the time. “Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside…
God delights to restore us from our shame. Will you allow Him to do so? “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame...” Psalm 25:3