A bit of scripture, short meditations and stories, prayers, news and maybe a touch of humor.
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm 27:14
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 Continue reading
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30. Continue reading
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. 13 Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. Psalm 90:1-2, 12-15 Continue reading
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. 27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Acts 17: 24-28 Continue reading
If you love me, keep My commandments.
John 14:15
23 If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
24 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
Luke 9:23-24
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:10-12
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 Continue reading
Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Psalm 29:2
Though you have not seen him, you love him.
Though you do not now see him, you believe in him
and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
1 Peter 1:8 Continue reading
Let us walk with decency, as in the daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarreling and jealousy. Romans 13:13
For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
Faith Questions
Have you ever kept a journal? Or maybe just a notebook of your thoughts, inspirational ideas that come to you, to-do-lists to remind you of things that you must do? Or maybe you keep one close by when you are doing your meditation readings or Bible study?
I don’t know how long I have been journaling and keeping a notebook but I have more than 27 notebooks and steno pads that go back to the early 1970s. At present, I’m completing still another notebook and as I page through it I came across an interesting phenomena — lots of questions about my faith walk. Let me share just a few to stimulate some thinking.
So many questions; some have answers, some are designed to get us thinking. I do believe that too much on our plate keeps us away from a closer relationship with the Lord. I believe our lives would be so much richer if we followed more closely his commands. I believe that as our relationship with God deepens, he gives us spiritual eyesight, spiritual hearing and our capacity to be awed is multiplied. And, yes, I do believe that the Holy Spirit is either talking to us or nudging us along all the time. We can call it something else, or we can ignore it. However, we would be so blessed if we would but pay attention and act accordingly. Amen.
First Alert — Don’t forget that Sunday, November 6, is “Fall Back” time. This Saturday, before you go to bed, set your clock for an hour earlier as you turn out the light. It can be confusing. If bedtime for you is 11 p.m., set your clock for 10 p.m. Got it? Good.
Thank you Father for making yourself known to us, showing us the way of salvation through faith in your Son. We ask you now to teach us through your word, so that we may be ready to serve you, for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We thank you heavenly Father, for inspiring all Scripture by the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; he protects me from danger—whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8
We have renounced the hidden things of shame. 2 Corinthians 4:2
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 Continue reading
But as for you, continue what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:14-15
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. Micah 5:2
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3 For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. 4 He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. Psalm 91:1-4 Continue reading
