“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10, NKJV “For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, Fear not, I will help you”. Isaiah 41:13, NKJV Are you going through some trying times right now? You are not alone. These are trying times in which ar currently...
Read More“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me”, Philippians 4:13, NKJV I remember repeating this verse over and over during my first MRI. More recently as my son hurried me to the ER. Sound silly? Maybe to you. But not to me. I have run this verse over and over in my mind during many trying times. This is one of the great promises that God gives to us in His Word. A promise that we can lean on during difficult...
Read More“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, NKJV The purpose of a pressure-cooker is to cook food faster than conventional methods by using high pressure steam and water to create higher temperatures. Sometimes our life can seem like a pressure-cooker. Our scripture for today seems to...
Read MoreThere is a great hymn of our faith entitled, “Onward Christian Soldiers”. Part of this great hymn says, “Marching as to war”. Notice the first word of the title is, “Onward”. There are too many times in our life that we spend our energy looking at the past (I too am guilty of this). We may be bound to the past because of guilt; or because of grief, or because of rebellion. Regardless of what has us...
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