Tweet     Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden,  and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” [...]

Tweet   “in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB) photo credit: faith goble Blessings in my life have been abundant, absolutely no question about it. Tomorrow I will be with family to participate in a feast that will leave everyone too full to have [...]

Tweet   I will bless the LORD at all times;  His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1 (NASB) David was in the midst of trouble when he wrote Psalm 34, but he made a promise to praise God in the best of times and in the worst. Many of us seek the Lord’s blessings, [...]

Tweet     “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 (NIV)   Last week I received such a special blessing when I listened to Rev. Christopher B. Wolf, pastor of First Reformed Church of Saddle Brook, N.J. and a writer who shares his [...]

Tweet     But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever. The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent.” Exodus 14:14 [...]

Tweet       It’s happening right now somewhere… Someone is facing what seems to be or actually is an impossible situation or decision. Deciding to start chemo again or not. Resisting drugs or alcohol after being clean for a significant amount of time. To go see a lawyer about a divorce. To quit or [...]

Tweet     And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV) I always enjoyed working with school aged children yearly in VBS in my church home.  You can usually tell which child really wants to [...]

Tweet   Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.  And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 (NASB)   Finding joy in a struggle or severe test seems so contrary [...]

Tweet     “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 (NASB) Do you remember the clean feeling you had when you first gave your heart to Jesus?  Perhaps you even shouted and jumped for joy, or shed some very “happy” tears.  When we accept Jesus as our personal Savior, [...]

Tweet     Have you heard of it?  I had not until last summer when I met up with my good friend Marie for a brief visit.  I shared with her my recent renewed love for God’s word and a deep desire to KNOW Him intimately and be used by Him for the years that [...]