“Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life…The one who conquers will never be […]
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 A question was asked this morning in the book I’ve been […]
“O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures… These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.” […]
“I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.” Psalm 119:16 This verse compelled a specific prayer of my heart: Lord, may I delight in Your statutes. Not just obeying them because I know I’m supposed to – although we are to exercise discipline to obey even when we don’t “feel” like […]
“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse; the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God…and the curse, if you do not obey…but turn aside…to go after other gods that you have not known.” Deuteronomy 11:26-28 In these verses, this morning I was struck by the phrase, […]
“And [Jesus] was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.” Luke 19:47-48 Oh, to be so captivated. Hanging on the Lord’s […]
“Does He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—just as Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.” Galatians 3:5-7 How easy […]
“You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Exodus 19:4 This statement holds a display of the power of God toward the Israelites, as well as His faithfulness to fulfill His promise and bring them out of Egyptian slavery. “How […]
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” Psalm 56:3-4 There is a phrase here that’s resonating for me this morning: In God, whose word I praise. Such a beautiful statement. And […]
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!” Romans 11:33 “I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I the LORD speak the truth; I […]
In Pleasant Places 