Tag Archives: Scriptures

Life In Focus 2/17/2024

Which Way Are You Headed? FAITH is not a one-time, sensational event in one’s life, neither is it a state of moral and spiritual perfection to which a handful of super-saints attain. Faith is a dynamic, lifelong journey that each … Continue reading

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Cleopas

Saturday February 17, 2024 Luke 24:31-32 Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 2/17/2024

God Navigated the Cargo Captain Johnson was serving as chaplain on an island in the South Pacific during World War II. He prepared to go on a bombing raid on enemy-occupied islands several hundred miles away. The mission was a … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 2/17/2024

Needs But Little IT does not take a great deal of salt to flavor and to preserve, usually only a pinch. So, too, a few believers, yes, one believer, has more power with God than a world full of diplomats … Continue reading

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The Anointing of a Praying Church – 1

Scripture Reference: Acts 4:23-31 Acts 4 is an account of a church at prayer. What wonderful things happened! An earthquake shook the building. Christians were filled with the Holy Spirit. Boldly they began to witness. There was unity in the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/16/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 13:13

Friday February 16, 2024 1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. If faith is the power to live right, love is the right way to live. Yes, love … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/16/2024

The Pursuit of Failures Often, when we focus too much on our own failures, we don’t reach the point where grace changes us. That’s why the parable of the Prodigal Son is so comforting for people who are caught up … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 11

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 Concluding Thoughts From Last Lesson: There is no real and sincere wisdom, righteousness or true love among men unless it comes from Him who so loved His creation that He was willing to be forsaken of … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/15/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Am I My Brother’s Keeper?

Thursday February 15, 2024 Romans 14:7 For none of us lives to himself. Has it ever dawned on you that you are responsible for other souls spiritually before God? For instance, if I allow any private deflection from God in … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/15/2024

The Cost of Comfort “ ‘[You all] comfort; comfort my people,’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her, that her compulsory labor is fulfilled, that her sin is paid for, that she has received from … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 10

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem – Continued From Last Lesson: I would like to continue on addressing some of the saints of the Old Testament with words of comfort that Jesus Christ … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/14/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Matthew 3:11

Wednesday February 14, 2024 Matthew 3:11 “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Fire is strangely intense and intrinsic. It goes into the very substance of things. It somehow blends with every particle of the thing it … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/14/2024

Connecting the Dots When we don’t have all the facts, we still like to connect the dots. Questions make us uncomfortable, so we draw lines with answers that make us feel safe and that fit our worldview. But sometimes we … Continue reading

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It Is Finished – 9

Scripture Reference: John 19:28-30 3. Jesus Addressed Those He Had Come to Redeem – Continued Now, I would like to address some of the saints of the Old Testament with words of comfort that Jesus Christ might have given them … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 2/13/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Reform

Tuesday February 13, 2024 2 Chronicles 31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 2/13/2024

Anxiety and the Wilderness Anxiety has a way of ruling over us. Although many of our concerns are legitimate—like having money to pay the rent and buy food—some of them are nonsensical. We envision future catastrophes and spend our days … Continue reading

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