“For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace, [He shall rule] […]
Category: Christian encouragement
“When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.” ~ “It is Well With My Soul, by Horatio Spafford Do you know the story of how this famous hymn came to be
“When a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. ~John 16:21 (NASB) When I hear the term transition these days my mind immediately thinks
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” -Psalm 19:14 Jesus said, “It’s not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” Matthew 15:11 The words we speak-decrees
“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.” Luke 15:13 The prodigals. We all know some; they may be our children, our friends’ children, our brothers or sisters, spouses, colleagues,.. and at some point, whether the past
Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, “Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I
“We are fools for the Messiah’s sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.” 1Cor.4:10 International Standard Division “Kooks. Religious nuts. Fundamentalists. Gullible believers in fairy tales. Bible thumpers. Clue-less and plan-less. Dreamers.” If you are a born-again follower of Messiah
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” Phil. 2:12 Yeshua accepts us just the that we are- but He loves us way too much to leave us that way! We are called
“For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night… but joy comes with the morning.” -Psalm 30.5 ESV Good morning! Remember that His joy comes in the morning, his mercies are new every day! If you are able, you need to listen to
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6 NIV When I first heard this in 1985 I was up late, drunk, watching a tele-evangelist on TBN. How exclusionary! I muttered to myself,,,I was enraged, my thoughts were somewhere