Scripture: And God said, “. . . I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth (Genesis 9:12-13). How often have we viewed a rainbow and thought fleetingly of God’s artistry? Yet it is so much more! Rather than just a pretty sight […]
Read More →Scripture: It was by faith that Noah heard God’s warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith—Hebrews 11:7 NCV).. […]
Read More →Scripture: My times are in your hands . . . (Psalm 31;15 NIV) I looked back over my journal, searching for January 1, 2015, to see if I’d achieved any of last year’s goals. Not really! The 20-pound weight loss didn’t happen (again!). So it goes back on the list this year, with the additions […]
Read More →Scripture: I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us (Philippians 3:14 NLT). There’s a story about an old farmer whose hound spotted a jackrabbit darting from the bushes. The dog took off after the little creature, and his barks […]
Read More →Scripture: I will not in any way fail you nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake you nor let you down nor relax My hold on you. Assuredly not! (Hebrews 13:5 AMP). Perhaps fifty years ago, when my children were […]
Read More →Scripture: The wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); then it is peace-loving, courteous, considerate, gentle). [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned (free from doubt, wavering, and insincerity) (James 3:17 AMP). Soon after marrying my husband, I realized […]
Read More →Scripture: Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. (Psalm 32:1 NIV). I ‘ve always loved chocolate, but when I was a small child, we seldom could afford it. Somehow Mama got enough cocoa to bake my brother a birthday cake. It was the best thing I’d ever eaten! I begged for […]
Read More →Scripture: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV). My grandparents, Jim and Ruth Compton, were married in […]
Read More →Scripture: “Open my eyes . . .” (Psalm 119:18 NIV). In 1895, Clara Scott penned this beautiful hymn: Open my eyes, that I may see glimpses of truth Thou hast for me; place in my hands the wonderful key that shall unclasp and set me free. Silently now I wait for Thee, ready my God, Thy […]
Read More →Scripture: Job 38:7—God’s question to Job: Where were you “when the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?” My Prayer: Father, even as You asked Job these humbling questions, You are asking me the same. You are the Creator, the Sustainer, the Rule-maker, the God over All. As I look to […]
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