Weekly devotions and encouragement from the Bible.
“Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.” Psalm 127:3 I will always remember the feeling I had when I read Psalm 127 in its entirety. It felt like a large weight was lifted off my shoulders. Totally a cliché thing to say isn’t it? Yet, my desire in walking […]
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“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her” Proverbs 31:28 NIV Do you wake up every morning feeling blessed? There was a time in my life not too long ago when the alarm would sound off every morning and I would drag myself out of bed feeling MISERABLE. Every
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“You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 It had been a full month since the death of my 8-year-old daughter. My husband was returning to work. At the time he worked out of town. I envied him, leaving the sadness, the
Train up a child in the way that they should go, And when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 NKJV It seems like a daunting task training our children to follow Christ now and forever? I admit while my children were young, carving out time to read my Bible became
and in Christ, you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:10 NIV What words do you use to describe yourself? Too talkative? Too sensitive? What narrative are you believing about your worth and ability? For many of us, our personal narrative is filled with perceived weaknesses
“I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25 What is the meaning of Easter? Easter is when Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again on the 3rd day. That’s probably
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“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends,” (John 15:13 ESV) Discontentment. Doubts. Disappointments. Bitterness. Pride. Fear. Misconceptions. Half-truths… These are just some of the ways Satan wiggles his way into our thoughts trying to get a foothold. Satan would love to run rampant in our lives
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“We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you!” 1 Chronicles 20:12 ESV March 13th, 2020 is one of those dates that is now carved in my inner most memories. I was working out in our basement when a text came through my phone. All it said was “Will you be doing
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When Jesus had said these things, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” – John 13:21 NASB The unfortunate thing about betrayal is that it is commonly inflicted by the people we are the closest to. My husband and I
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You have stayed at this mountain long enough. Deuteronomy 1:6, HCSB Every time I thought of her, my blood pressure rose. A friend had hurt me deeply, and I just couldn’t get over it. I hadn’t spoken to her in weeks, and I didn’t want to see her again. But the funny thing is, I
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