“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…
“So, Abram left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all that they owned. From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before. This was the same place Read more…
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?” — Isaiah 43:19, NLT. Spiritually, August is the month of New Birth, New creation, or New Beginnings. It’s a time in which God is saying, “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep Read more…
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. — Psalm 24:1 “What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is mine.”[1] Sounds selfish, doesn’t it? And yet this is a humorous way of saying everything belongs to me. That is what David says Read more…
“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.” — Psalm 9:10. How often have you heard someone say, “She has trust issues?” Or, “He has trust issues.” Sentences of this sort usually indicate that a Read more…
“Things are going to happen so fast your head will swim, one thing fast on the heels of the other. You won’t be able to keep up. Everything will be happening at once—and everywhere you look, blessings! Blessings like wine pouring off the mountains and hills.” — Amos 9:13, MSG. Read more…
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1 The Lord, my Shepherd — Jehovah Rohi. David’s analogy of his well-being and the role of a shepherd shows us his total dependency upon God. When you think about the sheep’s life and how they depend upon Read more…
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” — John 8:32 Truth and freedom go together like grits, butter, and salt. I know I probably struck a nerve there because some people believe grits should be eaten with sugar. (Lol) However, the truth is Read more…
“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” — Psalm 118:24 There was a time when a father would ask the guy who had been dating his daughter for an extended period of time — what are your intentions towards my daughter? I’m not sure Read more…
“We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” — 1 John 3:16 With each Memorial Day Observance, I can’t help but think of another who gave His life for a nation He was Read more…