Month: December 2016

Isaiah 41:10 “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) That victorious right hand he is talking about is the lord Jesus Christ. He alone conquered death and […]

Matthew 5:40, 41 While I was snow blowing a few years ago, I saw a man I had never seen before (with a snow plow) coming my way moving snow on the other side of the same walk way. As we came closer to each other, he and I moved to pass right by each […]

Jeremiah 29:13 It’s the day after Christmas and are you disappointed? Maybe you didn’t get the one thing you wanted or maybe someone wasn’t as happy with what you got them as you thought they would be. Are you disappointed the season is over, disappointed that it came so soon? Disappointed because things just didn’t […]

Isaiah 9:1-7 “Stepping from the throne, he removed his robe of light and wrapped himself in skin: pigmented, human skin. The light of the universe entered a dark, wet womb. He who angels worship nestled himself in the placenta of a peasant, was birthed into the cold night, and then slept on cow’s hay. In […]

Luke 2:1-20 Most have heard the story in Luke 2:1-20 concerning the birth of  our Lord Jesus Christ; let us focus on the inn keeper that turned Joseph and Mary away and what he said; ”there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7b KJV) There are many missed opportunities in life. We […]

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Yes, this is so prophetic; Jesus tells us in plain words that there will be hard times but we are not to fret for […]

Proverbs 3:6 We read all through the bible about keeping God first. When we do this our lives will fall into place like a puzzle. Of course, we are human and with that, our nature is to worry, fret and stay awake at night with our minds reeling on how we are going to get […]

Proverbs- 22:6 Recently, my very adventurous, oldest granddaughter moved to Florida. Needless to say, it has been quite an emotional time for all of us worrying about her and her well-being. One thing we can count on, praise God, is that she has Jesus in her heart. From a young girl, she attended Sunday school […]

Philippians 4:6 Some of us are natural worriers. I know that I get it honestly from my mother. The fact that I am a social worker also does not help the “worry” trait. One of my most important job duties is to be a problem solver for the individuals and communities I serve. So naturally, […]

As we read in Hebrews 5:11-12, they warn against becoming dull in the word and the truths of Christ. I know I myself have seasons where I feel I can “skip” a Sunday church service and will be fine, but by midweek I am a mess and need to be revived and renewed in the […]