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Tag: refuge

2024-09-16

Good or Bad?

“And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:9 Decades ago, Amy Grant recorded a

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2024-09-01

His Love Held Him There

One of my favorite Christian singers is the troubadour Michael Card. One song in particular,

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2024-08-30

Wrongfully Convicted

Have you ever been blamed for something that wasn’t your fault?

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2024-08-27

Twelve Things Jesus is to Me

Twelve Things Jesus is to Me. Jesus is…My Shepherd who always leads me to a prepared place; My Truth who has never misspoken;

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2024-08-22

Programmed Seashells

“Who decreed the boundaries of the seas when they gushed from the depths? Who clothed

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2024-08-21

Hard Hearted

"Blessed be the name of the Lord", because this disease of the heart is not incurable

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2024-08-17

Faithful One

I praise God that He takes delight in being the One who is perfectly faithful when we can’t be.

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2024-08-16

Do Not Disturb

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. 

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2024-08-15

Are You Done Yet, Lord?

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.

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2024-08-14

Today Will Do

Don't worry about tomorrow. Lord, I don’t need tomorrow’s mercies, For Your portion today will do.

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2024-08-12

He Wonderfully Comforts

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 children solely for their own selfish ends.

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2024-08-08

Don’t Leave Feeling Unforgiven

“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.

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2024-07-30

Kneel Before the Lord

“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 95:6-7

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2024-07-29

New Knees

New knees are wonders of medical science. New people are wonders of God’s love. “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation ...” 2 Cori. 5:17

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2024-07-23

A Prayer to be as One

This prayer is for us to be as one just as the Father and Son are one.

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2024-07-22

Ever Green Christians

How can Christians remain “ever green” in the midst of the seemingly endless drought of discouragement or the sudden and unexpected fiery trial?

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2024-07-21

Christ My Life

Christ my life, and Christ my light, Christ for morning, noon, and night; Christ when all around gives way, Christ my everlasting stay;

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2024-07-20

Lessons Learned from a Three Year Old: Stuck inside the Computer

As adults, we laughed at the absurdity of someone being trapped inside a computer.

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2024-07-20

Refreshment

"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."

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2024-07-19

Inject Hope

Father God, You know just what I need. And I need to proclaim your love and faithfulness every day.

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2024-07-19

Prayer: The Hedge of Protection

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 prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16b

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2024-07-18

Call to Prayer

“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

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2024-07-17

Presumptions

Like many I live, bound up in life’s issues day-to-day, coping with the curve balls that speed my way.

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2024-07-15

Deception of the Heart

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 and serve other gods and worship them.” Deuteronomy 11:16

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