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Admittedly, the five words in this devotion’s title flow out of my mouth a lot. Sometimes I’m calm, other times I have tears running down my cheeks. There are even times when I’m furious at God because he has chosen not to answer me, or even offer a clue as to how he...
"But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 ESV)"Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?"...
"And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him, and they said to Him, 'By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do them?' Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question;...
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1 ESV) "You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you." (Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV)Wake up sleeper, open your...
"Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" (John 7:38 ESV)"With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." (Isaiah 12:3 ESV)"It's time we the people,Stand up for what is right.It's time we...
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8 NIV) Few years ago, my friend came to faith in Christ Jesus through my testimony. She found herself with a decision to make. She could report to the police that her mother...
Our home of exactly 3 weeks has a gas fireplace insert. It was one of the things that enticed us to put an offer on this particular home, and you can imagine our disappointment when the previous owners didn't leave the remote control for the fireplace. Now you likely...
"And Jesus went on with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way He asked His disciples, 'Who do people say that I am?' And they told Him, 'John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.' And He asked them, 'But...
"He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.'" (Psalm 89:26 NIV)We all get distressed at times. We fall out with someone at home, and we ache emotionally for the rest of the week. Something that we've planned goes awry, and we get stressed...
Winter isn't my favourite season. Although it's very beautiful after a snowfall — a winter wonderland, as they say — I don't like it when the wind blows and visibility becomes almost nil, especially if we have to travel somewhere. We rely on the weather predictions to...
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1 Cor. 10:13 NIV) I have literally wasted years of my life. Oh, it didn’t happen all at once. It was a few minutes here and a few minutes there, but in the end it has added...
"Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips." (Psalm 141:3 ESV)"Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruits." (Proverbs 18:21 ESV) Did you know words have power? Words can build up and break...
"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Cor. 13:13 ESV) "Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8 ESV)Jesus Loves Me: I think most of us knows this kid's song....