“Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here, while I go over and pray.’ And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, ‘My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; […]
“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I […]
“But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.” Psalm 73:28 This is where I want to be this morning. Near to my God. With Him as my refuge. That I may see and know His works, to […]
“There are many who say, ‘Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!’ You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.” Psalm 4:6-7 This morning I am contemplating our joy. The joy poured into the hearts of […]
“He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” John 1:11-12 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! These words have become very meaningful […]
“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world… Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” 1 John 4:1, […]
“For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5 I have a classmate who always greets us as “children of the light.” That statement of our identity stirred in my heart as I read this verse in 1 Thessalonians. Establishing […]
“Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:5 Radiant. With the joy of Christ in us which comes from abiding in Him and in His love, a joy that is full beyond any other. (John 15:1-11) With peace knowing that He who is in us is greater […]
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that […]
“For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him. They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD” Jeremiah 31:11-12a So often it seems that, as I would contemplate verses such as these, the picture […]
In Pleasant Places 