DAY 65/366 I have been stuck in a loop today on the words found in Psalm 2:4 " The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them." Often, when one laughs in the face of a challenge that makes everyone else shudder, it is because they know something others don't. God laughs while... Continue Reading →
WHO CAN STAND AGAINST THE LORD?
DAY 56/365 Romans 8:31b If God is for us, who can be against us? This verse qualifies to sit in a number of categories, whether as a regular or rhetorical question, a confession or declaration. The use of 'if' is rather interesting because one would have expected that God would always be for everyone all... Continue Reading →
YOU CAN SAFELY FOLLOW
DAY 48/366 Luke 5:27, 28 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. Reading the Gospel today sent my mind back to the call of Peter and Andrew in... Continue Reading →
PROMISES TO BE FULFILLED
DAY 33/366 Luke 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. In our Gospel today, we read about Simeon and Anna, two prophets who spoke upon Jesus at His presentation in the temple. Our lens is focused particular on... Continue Reading →
THE GOD FACTOR
DAY 31/366 Mark 6:2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? Even though it may appear every life is... Continue Reading →
KNOW GOD YOURSELF
DAY 19/366 Reference: 1 Samuel 24:1-20 1 Samuel 24:4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. The sole reason Saul found his... Continue Reading →
NO COINCIDENCES WITH GOD
DAY 13/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 9:1-27,10:1 This story in its entirety contains a story with some very interesting things to note:1. searching for missing animals is a task servants would have been charged with, but Kish made his son, Saul, and a servant the search party.2. After searching four towns and making no headway,... Continue Reading →
THE FATHER’S HEART TODAY
DAY 8/366 These words today are reassurances that come at the start of the new year. I pray they inspire confidence to keep trusting God. "My dearest, my thoughts are not your thoughts and my ways are not yours. In fact, there is a wide gap between what you think and what I think, between... Continue Reading →
REELING YOU IN
DAY 4/366 John 1:38 Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?” This question, which Jesus asked the two disciples of John who decided to follow Him has many variants: 'what do you want? What are after? What are you looking for? It was a question that went straight... Continue Reading →