“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…
“And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You, I am well pleased.” — Luke 3:22 The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the phrase, seal of approval as an action or statement 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…
“Or imagine a woman who has ten coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and scour the house, looking in every nook and cranny until she finds it?” Luke 15:8, MSG Persistent. Tenacious. Determined. Persevering. Here are a few words that describe the character of the woman 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…
“Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.” — Psalm 62:5, NLT Patience. A personality deficiency that many possess. When the writer penned these words, “Patience is a virtue,” they experienced a divine revelation from heaven because only the Father knows the Read more…