“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!” 1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV “You go first.” “No, you go first.” “Hey, you’re the oldest. You…
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land.... My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge…. Hosea 4:1,…
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted, and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in…
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure. Psalm 147:5 Have you ever said, “I serve a big God”? I know that I have. But…
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, Who forgives all your iniquity, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from the pit, Who…
"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall…
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…
“I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1b What’s your reaction when you sit down for a conversation and the first words spoken by the other person…
“For God alone, my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.” Psalm 62:1 ESV Silence can be unsettling for many of us. I’ve known folks who cannot tolerate…
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3 Tablets have been a favorite of mine…
“…being strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy….” Colossians 1:11 We left Texas on a sizzling summer day, dragging behind us…
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Isaiah 59:14 It’s gotten to the point that I…
I’m not sure why I love the running and racing analogies found in the Bible, especially those favored by Paul, but I do. True confession: I gave up running in…
The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. Psalm 146:8 The Texas skies were dark as my daddy drove our family to Grandma Holt’s house for a family gathering around…