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October 16, 2019

Sadness of Heart

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 16, 2019 So the King asked me, ‘Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.’ Nehemiah 2:2 Sadness can creep in like termites and over time erode the foundation of our joy. Or sadness [...]

October 12, 2019

Perfect Love Leads Us

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 12, 2019 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 (RSV) I read a story about [...]

October 9, 2019

Spiritual Fervor

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 9, 2019 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11-12 Spiritual fervor is evidence of faith that is alive. It is vibrant and effervescent in expectation of an encounter [...]

October 3, 2019

Fruit in its Season

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 3, 2019 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of [...]

October 2, 2019

Total Trust In God

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 2, 2019 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:2-3 Total trust in God [...]

October 1, 2019

What I Love About Peacemaking

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 1, 2019 Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14 I grew up in a home where no one knew how to resolve conflict. In fact, any semblance of peacemaking after disagreements was absent. Here’s how it went [...]

September 28, 2019

Live a Holy Life

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 28, 2019 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 One of the most persistent messages in our culture today is one of self-affirmation and self-validation. You are perfect just as you are and don’t let anyone [...]

September 27, 2019

Patient Love

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 27, 2019 Love is patient. I Corinthians 13:4 Love, by nature, is patient. This is why couples who are “in love” exhibit an inordinate amount of patience in the beginning. What is said, what is done or not done receives a pass embedded in the relationship. Lovers [...]

September 24, 2019

When You’re All Done!

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 24, 2019 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:25-26 Before my grandson, Hudson, was even a year old, my bonus daughter, Allie, [...]

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