Scripture: Mark 7:29-30 - And He said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed."Matthew 15:28 - Then Jesus said, answering her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."For a number of pa...  Read More

Scripture:  Romans 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.As a believer, even at your worse you are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Imagine yourself at your worse. This doesn’t mean that you are committing a crime or in active sin but just at your worse. Imagine yourself extremely sick, in intense grief, or drowning in deep depression. Now ask yourself ...  Read More

Scripture:  Daniel 3:17-18 -  If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king.  But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up!Every now and then, we encounter those who are heroes of the faith.  In scripture, we ...  Read More

Scripture: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Jesus did come down from heaven aboveJust to show the strength of His divine loveWhen He was born people came from far and nearHe was clothed in flesh for thirty-three yearsWhen young, He showed great wisdom to teachersPreparing for His life ...  Read More

Scripture: (Acts 5:4c NKJ) …” Why have you conceived this thing in your heart?”I have a passion for church history. The early Church’s character is on the oneness of heart,  mind, and soul (Acts 4:32). God loves His Church, for its purchase is with the blood of His Son, Jesus. Believers did not say that any of the things possessed was his but had all things in common. The Church took care of all t...  Read More

Scripture:  Matthew 6:20-21 (NASB) - But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.The Oxford American Dictionary defines treasure as “something of value-especially a long-kept possession.”  What do you include on your list of most valued treasures?  Costly j...  Read More

Scripture:  Genesis 1:26-27 - And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.Ephesians ...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 37:23-24 – The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,And He delights in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;For the LORD upholds him with His hand.The semicolon is a period on top of a comma. In writing, the semicolon is used to connect two independent but relatable thoughts. The semicolon represents a decision by the writer to continue the sentence...  Read More

Scripture: (Psalm 15:1-3b NKJ) -  Lord, who may abide in Your Tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks upright, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart; Nor does evil to his neighbor. (Exodus 20:16  NKJ)  “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”I can still recall how I felt when a co-worker spoke a lie concerning me at an open departmental meeti...  Read More

Scripture: Proverbs 21:2 - Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.    Who would read the title Scripture and dismiss it with a cavalier “So WHAT?”  Still, isn’t that what we do sometimes, with our Bible in hand, we run by a verse overlooking the opportunity to dig deeper, to be still and ponder HOW we can sharpen its application in our daily doings?   Meditating...  Read More

Scripture:  John 15:16 –  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.    Romans 8:17 – And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified togeth...  Read More

Scripture: Psalms 1:1-3 - "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall also not wither, a...  Read More

Scripture:  Mark 9:36-37- "And He [Jesus]took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in His arms, He said to the disciples, 'Whosoever receives one of such children in my name, receives me: and whosoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me.'"During a trip to Disneyland nearing 30 years ago, all being wonderful, amazing, and did I say 'wonderful?', there ...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 43:2 - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you...and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you."Batter up."  "All hands on deck!"  "Line down. Set. Hut. Hut. Hut.!"  "Battle stations!" "On your mark, get set, ready go!" "Kumite!" "Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"  "Charge!" "Okay...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!I know, I know, You told me to waitIt just seems easier to control my own fateI prayed for the hour, day, and dateI’m on time, but the Lord is always lateObviously, I am in disarrayYet, I was promised that You would make a waySo, I took matters into my own handsNot to expect up...  Read More

Scripture:  Deuteronomy 28:13 – I am the head and not the tail, and I only go up and not down in life as I trust and obey God.Ephesians 1:7 – I am redeemed – forgiven of all my sins and made clean through the blood of Christ.Colossians 1:13 – I have been rescued from the domain and the power of darkness and brought into God’s kingdom.Colossians 2:7 – My life is rooted in my faith in Christ and I o...  Read More

Scripture:  And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mig...  Read More

Scripture: John 20:31 (NASB) - “ ….but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.”  Have you ever suspected that for many people the words of Scripture are merely lofty sounding words?  Words that don’t ignite any enduring hope or powerful encouragement in their lives at all?  To view God’s word as one’s ...  Read More