WATCHWORD:
If you had known… in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Luke 19:42 Continue reading
Archives: Watchword
A bit of scripture, short meditations and stories, prayers, news and maybe a touch of humor.
This Present Crisis
WATCHWORD:
“Thank Me for troublesome situations; the Peace they can produce far out-weighs the trials you endure. (From Jesus Calling for today)
And My God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19 Continue reading
Cup of Isolation
WATCHWORD:
You leave Jerusalem by the eastern-most gate, the Golden Gate or the Gate of Mercy, and you walk into the Kidron Valley, across the Kidron Stream, and you find yourself in the Garden of Gethsemane. If you listen carefully with your heart you might hear, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet no y will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42. Continue reading
The Peace of Christ
WATCHWORD:
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15. Continue reading
Do Not Fear
WATCHWORD:
Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you
and I will surely help you.
Isaiah 41:10 Continue reading
We Are The Church
WATCHWORD:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart I have overcome the world.
John 16:33. Continue reading
Dialog With Jesus
WATCHWORD:
Gary Morgan, Prayer warrior, is asking us to consider these questions and to share back to our network.
“What has God done for you? In your heart of hearts, what is He doing for you now?
Consider those personal questions and please share your thoughts, a sentence or two, an observation, an idea or two.
In the Daily Bread reading for today, there is a short commentary on 2 Kings 6, speaking of an iron axehead that floated: The simple miracle enshrines a profound truth: God cares about the small stuff of life – lost axeheads, lost glasses, lost phones, (lost freedoms) – the things that cause us to fret. He doesn’t always restore what’s lost, but He understands and comforts us in our distress. The companion scripture passage is 1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Continue reading
Drawing A Blank
WATCHWORD:
I sit here at my computer wondering what to say this morning. Nothing comes to mind. I think about all those encouraging words that I’ve heard, over the years, from a variety of sources. Nothing. I want to pass something on to you, almost anything, even a silly song! Still nothing! Then my eye rests on a little picture frame that holds something entitled “Creativity and Inspiration” that I wrote two years ago, a little 3-point mantra that I have used almost daily. The last of the three points is this – What would you have me write, Lord? Then a whispered voice from the back of my mind tells me ‘share this from Thomas Merton’: Continue reading
Waiting On Me
WATCHWORD:
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 Continue reading
Smarter than Smart
WATCHWORD:
Parable of the rich fool – Luke 12:13-21
Parable of the rich man and Lazarus – Luke 16:19-31 Continue reading
Called by Name
WATCHWORD:
Worship the creator, not the creation… At the end of the day what is your hope??
In three short months, just like he did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away everything we worship. God said, you want to worship athletes? I will shut down the stadiums. You want to worship musicians? I will shut down civic centers. You want to worship the actors? I will shut down theaters. You want to worship money? I will shut down the economy and collapse the stock market. You don’t want to go to church and worship me? I will make it so you can’t go to church. Continue reading
Pandemic Precautions
WATCHWORD:
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.
Matthew 11:29 Continue reading
