When I Get Big
"Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for the sake of Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness! Psalm 115:1 ESV My mom was on the other end of the line; I sat in a telephone…
Impatient
"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 NIV We are a world that lacks patience. Our many time-saving devices have spoiled us. We've created shortcuts for almost everything, and we become…
Potent Prayer
The rocker creaked gently as my grandma moved back and forth. Her early morning chores were completed. Each family member had eaten the breakfast she had prepared according to their preferences and time schedules. Everyone had headed off to work or school;…
Choices
"Choose this day whom you will serve...." Joshua 24:15 ESV Choices, choices, choices. Numerous studies and online resources cite 35,000 as the average number of choices we make daily. Experts estimate we make over 200 food-related choices daily—do I eat it or…
Chosen
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 ESV "Today, we're playing dodgeball!" Cheers and groans were the mingled response from my gym classmates. Cheers rang out from those athletically equipped. The ones blessed with coordination, a sharp eye,…
“Mostly Dead”
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 NIV The two bushes pictured above were "rescue bushes" saved from…
Your Playlist
"Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart." Psalm 77:6 What’s on your playlist? I’m not talking about your playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Pandora, YouTube Music, or whatever playlist platform you favor.…
Eyes On Me
“My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for He will pluck my feet out of the net.” Psalm 25:15 ESV “Eyes on me.” “Eyes forward. Look at me.” “Not on the person beside you or behind you, eyes on me.” These and…
Hallow Or Hollow?
“Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God.” 1 Chronicles 22:19 Spring is coming. Sunshine dispels the gray clouds of winter, buds begin to sprout on naked branches, flocks of migrated birds return to familiar nests, and heavy…
Truth on Trial
Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Truth on trial. Every day. Day in, day out. Truth has been on the docket since…
Open Hands
“Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven….” Lamentations 3:41 ESV As babies, our sons’ soft little hands were always in motion. Busy baby fingers constantly poked, prodded, grabbed, and clutched as they curiously explored their world. I…
Soul Thirst
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters….” Isaiah 55:1a The scorching heat of Texas summer days often forced my sister and me out to the yard to find relief in a water hose or sprinkler. That was before the above-ground pool…
God Knows
“But You, O LORD, know me; You see me, and test my heart toward You.” Jeremiah 12:3 While growing up, I was frequently reminded that God sees and knows everything. There is no place to run. There is no place to hide…
Gifts For The King
"Where is He who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him." Matthew 2:2 ESV What a sight it must have been in the humble Bethlehem neighborhood when a…
What do you know?
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, 6 In case you missed it, here’s a news flash. We live…