“But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?’ He said, ‘But I will be with you’” Exodus 3:11-12a “But I will be with you.” A seemingly simple statement. Yet it identifies a major shift in perspective—one that turns everything around […]
“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 […]
“‘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 […]
“The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.” Proverbs 20:29 Whatever age we are, it can be very tempting to look around us and wish something was different. We want to look or act or talk like those around us, to exhibit their strengths and […]
“He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.” Hebrews 1:3a I read this verse yesterday and it has me a bit captivated. I haven’t been able to shake it. It’s such a powerful description of Jesus. […]
“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 […]
“And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’” Mark 9:35 When Jesus taught the disciples, He completely turned their thinking upside-down. So much of what He said was backwards—is backwards—to the way the world works. […]
In Pleasant Places 