“The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD […]
“For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 It’s fascinating to me sometimes the Scriptures God will use to begin working a certain truth and perspective deeper into my heart. This morning, His work began with the words of Jesus in Revelation 1:17-18: “Fear not, I am the first […]
“Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” Psalm 17:7-8 “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in […]
“Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold… But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness… You who […]
“That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17b-19 “God wants to meet you […]
“But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.” Micah 7:7-8 This decision—“I will […]
“and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.” Micah 4:7 The remnant our God chooses—the remnant of the living God, those who worship and serve Him and enjoy His faithfulness […]
“For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’” Isaiah 30:15a Rest seems to be the reminder my heart has heard over the past couple of days. A soft, gentle leading to quiet everything, cease striving, […]
“In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.” Psalm 76:1 Throughout the course of our life, with all of its twists and turns—each heartache, disappointment, and circumstance we can’t understand—the most important factor for those of us in Christ is that we know who our God is. What could be more vital? […]
“For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future […]
In Pleasant Places 