The seed is the Word of God. Luke 8:11 “This is so odd,” were the words I was greeted with early one Sunday mornning. Our granddaughter was coming up the steps with a new library book open and pointing to a list of numbers. Chuckling to myself at her choice of words I…
Read MoreMake me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. Psalm 119:27 Occasionally, I wrestle with how much is too much Bible study. But Psalm 119 emphasizes over and over how important the Word of God is. It talks about God’s laws, His statutes, His testimonies, His precepts,…
Read MoreYours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11 I recently was…
Read MoreJesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27 When I first became a Christian someone taught me to look for the attributes of God as I read the scriptures. As I was being taught I was most often pointed to God’s sovereignty over the details…
Read MoreAbide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15:4 I am having one of those weeks where I feel like there just is not enough time to complete everything I have…
Read MoreWhen I am afraid I will trust in You. Psalm 56:3 I was reading in Revelation 21 the other day and came across a verse I don’t think I have thought about before, one that made me think about what it means to be a coward. Revelation 21:8 says, But as for the cowardly, the…
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