“The LORD said to Samuel, ‘How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.’” 1 Samuel 16:1 It seems that Samuel […]
“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; […]
“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.” […]
“The LORD is your keeper” Psalm 121:5a The Lord God, the Most High, is my keeper. And He is a faithful one. Ever-watchful. Constantly aware and active. His goodness and mercy pursue me all the days of my life – days written in His book before even one of them came to be (Psalm 23:6; […]
“Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one… I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost” John 17:11b-12a Jesus’ prayer in John 17 always strikes me as significant. These are the words He chose to say, the […]
“Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.” Isaiah 46:4 Our Lord is so faithful. When we choose to trust in Christ and live in Him, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. The […]
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love…. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” 1 John 4:16, 18 A couple of weeks ago I read a blog post that has had a profound effect on me (found here). […]
“But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through his gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus […]
In Pleasant Places 