Life is hard for everybody, but it's much harder for some than for others. Putting our trust in Christ as our Savior does little to change that. Nothing in the Bible promises us a free pass merely because we are Christ's followers. In fact, some of our wounds may not heal and some of our deficiencies may not be corrected during our lifetime. They ( Read more... )

No Good Thing

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.”
~Psalm 16:2David’s statement seems at first like exaggeration. Apart from you I have no good thing? Not one thing ( Read more... )

Who I Am in Christ

I am accepted. John 15:7

I am free forever from condemnation. Romans 8:1-2

I am God's child. John 1:12-13

I cannot be separated from the love of God. Romans 8:35-39

I am secure. Proverbs 3:19-26

I can find grace and mercy in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

I am complete. Colossians 2:9-10I have not been given a spirit of fear ( Read more... )

“Yet I am always with you ( Read more... )

“...as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
so will your God rejoice over you.”
~Isaiah 62:5b“ "...she decked herself with rings and jewelry ( Read more... )

The Psalms

Blessed is the one
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
~Psalm 1:1-2The Psalms! The beauty of the Psalms ( Read more... )

( Tell 'Em )

“Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp. He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of man; the LORD delights in ( Read more... )

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression ( Read more... )

Shout!

“Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name;
Make his praise glorious!
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
That your enemies cringe before you.
All the earth bows down to you;
They sing praise to you,
They sing praise to your name.”
~Psalm 66:1-4I think of an exciting football game! Our ( Read more... )