“‘Now I will arise,’ says the LORD, ‘now I will lift myself up; now I will be exalted.’” Isaiah 33:10 Our Lord will arise. He will exalt Himself and cause His glory to shine in the midst of darkness—the darkness of our world, the darkness of our hearts, and the darkness of the valley through […]
“Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain.” 1 […]
“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” 1 Corinthians 1:17 Even in these very early days of the church, there was division as individuals chose to align themselves with certain teachers of […]
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people… for they shall all know me, from the least […]
“Peter said to him, ‘Even though they all fall away, I will not.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.’” Mark 14:29-30 Peter was so emphatic about his love for and commitment to Jesus. He was convinced that no […]
In Pleasant Places 