“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” — Jeremiah 1:5a Have you ever found yourself with a group of people, and there’s one person in the group who has known you for quite some time? Somewhere in the conversations, this person comments, “We go way back.” Their informal Read more…
“…Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” — Mark 6:31b, NIV They say, “Out of sight, Out of mind.” And then again, it is also said, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” It’s been a minute, but I pray that the latter of Read more…
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” — Psalm 122:1 How often have you been in church, and the worship leader, pastor, or the person presiding over the service opened with Psalm 122:1? “I was glad when they said Read more…
“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” — Isaiah 40:8 The beginning of a new year sometimes causes us to reflect upon our lives. We think about what we have accomplished, where we are, and what we desire to strive towards in Read more…
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” — Isaiah 9:6 Wonderful. Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace. In Read more…
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 14:17, NIV Oftentimes, when we think of the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven, we look for the outer expression of God Read more…
“…That the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” — 1 Corinthians 11:23b – 24 Last week many sat Read more…
“Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.” —1 Kings 8:6 The temple was finished in all its details and according to all its Read more…
“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”—Esther 4:14 Esther was going to let the Read more…
“Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ Read more…