Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past,[a] saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Whew, this has been one wild ride of a week! In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t blogged since Tuesday night. Good intentions and all that – life … Read more
Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” I just started a new Bible study on the book of Job through Community Bible Study. I look forward to … Read more
Deuteronomy 28:7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. Today is one of those days that I absolutely needed to read Deuteronomy 28 and hang on to the words with both … Read more
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 Thirty plus years ago in a small town in Western Nebraska I met Stevan and Debbie Dittmer. … Read more
Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you. God knows where we are. Sometimes we forget this. Sometimes we even feel that God has forgotten us. He hasn’t. God knows exactly where we are. So when you are afflicted with those forsakes feelings, when you’re on the verge of throwing a pity party, … Read more
GRACE means that God, in forgiving you, gives you the strength to endure the consequences. GRACE frees us so that we an obey our Lord. It does not mean sin’s consequences are automatically removed. If I sin and in the process of sinning break my arm, when I find forgiveness from sin, I still have … Read more