Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him. Genesis 6:22 ESV Noah did all that God commanded him. This phrase (and variations thereof) is repeated several times throughout the Bible, typically in association with individuals who held an important role in God’s divine plan. Abraham “went, as the Lord had told him” (Genesis …
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Sheltered in His Wings
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy. I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings. …
Living in the Moment
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:25 ESV Let’s face it; waiting is difficult. We sometimes perceive the process of waiting as a phase we prefer to avoid. We view waiting as a passive state, a pause in our lives while we look towards …
Stop. Think. Pray.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 NIV We’ve all experienced those outbursts of anger, anxiety, or fear. Before we move on, I want to emphasize that emotions are not inherently sinful. God did not make us robots, but created us emotional beings. He …
Even to Gray Hair
Guest Post by Author Lauri Lemke Thompson “…There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” Deuteronomy 1:31 For six years, my mother’s dementia had caused increasing confusion, but she always seemed to know me, her only daughter. …
When God Delays
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.” Psalm 37:7 Have you ever felt like your life has been placed on hold? Are you waiting but not seeing any results or changes? Perhaps it seems as though …
The Cost of Disobedience
While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation.They put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him. And the Lord said to Moses, “The …
Let Your Light Shine
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) Lately, it seems as if our world is growing darker and darker. Every day, we are bombarded with a plethora of bad news. It has become so severe that I’ve had to …
Divine Promises – A Prayer
Dear God, I am full of wishes, full of desires, full of expectations. Some of them may be realized, many may not, but in the midst of all my satisfactions and disappointments, I hope in you. I know that you will never leave me alone and will fulfill your divine promises. Even when it seems …
Ask. Seek. Knock.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 ESV Ask. Seek. Knock. These are not ideals or something we …