Scripture:  Ps. 32:8(b), 9 NKJV  - I will guide you with My eye.  Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you.     I love horse movies.  They’ve been the subject of many engaging stories over the decades.  (Did anybody see “Secretariat” or “Warhorse”)?  Generally speaking, they are majestic-loo...  Read More

Psalms 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer. If so, say so- speak the seen, your letting truth be what it is, with every reach to fit the pause to be as ought and be as His.  If so, say so- speak the seen, your letting truth do what it does, its work exceeding what we know- each will, each reach to honor ...  Read More

Scripture: Hebrews 4:16 (CSB) -  Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.(Mercy is not getting what you deserve; grace is getting what you don’t  deserve.)    Prayer is the believer’s passport (passageway/permit) into the spiritual realm anywhere or any time. So, “when you are tempted to give up, that temp...  Read More

Scripture: Proverbs 15: 1-4 -  A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.One day a sister in Christ shared how she deals with others when...  Read More

Scripture:  Genesis 1 Since we are called to connect with God through faith, isn’t it critical to our faith that we have an accurate picture and understanding of God -- a picture of God that creates in us awe, reverence, amazement, wonderment, and the appropriate fear that leads to worship? This is the idea that the Book of Proverbs reveals to us about having this quality of beginning knowledge o...  Read More

Scripture:  Isaiah 30:15b (Amp.) - In quietness and in [trusting] confidence shall be your strength,..        As a co-worker and I exited the building several weeks ago, I confessed to her that I loved it when our office was nearly empty and as quiet as a library.  I relish being able to hear my own thoughts and thereby think more clearly.  My co-worker laughed and said that she didn’t especially...  Read More

Scripture:  I Corinthians 15:58 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.Do you sometimes wonder if what you are doing in serving really makes a difference? Are you tempted to think that it may all be a waste of time or effort?  Be encouraged!  Nothing you do for Him (wit...  Read More

Scripture:  Deuteronomy 30:19 - I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.Choice, not chance determines human destiny! Good or bad decisions can provide the open door for change or transition. This door can cause restlessness or an inner turmoil that rev...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.Lord, I’m begging You! Grant me new spiritual shoes to walk in my LordThe ones that are already paid in full, that I couldn’t affordYou can sympathize with my pain, You walked in my shoesThe bumpy roads I’m walking through are giving me the bluesMy shoes simply don’t fitThe sin in my shoes are splitti...  Read More

Scripture:  Luke 17:12-16, 19 - And as he [Jesus] entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:  And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.  And when he saw them, he said unto them, "Go show yourselves unto the priests." And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.  And one of them, when he saw that he...  Read More

Scripture:  I Corinthians 4:7 says “For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”When God created you and me, He threw away the mold! We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God has foreordained that we should walk in them (Eph.2:10). We neglect to see our fla...  Read More

Scripture: (Isaiah 25:1) O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.Worship is the showing of reverence and adoration for God. Worship is an action word. When a person is worshipping, emotion is displayed. Just like hymns, worship songs are designed to be sung and expresses the worshipper’s ...  Read More

Scripture:  Luke 23:v. 33, 39-43 – And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on His right and one on His left... One of the criminals who were hanged, railed at Him saying, 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!'  But the other rebuked him saying 'Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 'An...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 26:6-13  - And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.” But when Jesus was aware ...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 34:18:  The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.In memory of our falling soldiersSaluting men and woman who placed our country on their shouldersChoosing an assignment that involves physical, mental, and emotional dangerFacing extreme missions while united with a team of American strangersJoining forces from different cultures, races, and r...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalm 92: 1 “It is good to give thanks to the LORD, and to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High”In the book, The Hallelujah Factor by Jack Taylor, he says that “God is at home in praise and when you and I choose to make God at home through praise, we invite Him to act at home. At home, He does what it is in His divine nature to do to bring healing and transformation.” Sometimes our p...  Read More

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23 - Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your Faithfulness.As parents age, their children begin to come face to face with the real thought of losing a parent, which can be scary. And, although, this adult child has a lifetime of memories, the thought of being without a parent is frighten...  Read More

Scripture:  Psalms 119:18 – Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.    Isaiah 26:3-4 – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee:  because he trusted in Thee.  Trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.  Hebrews 12:2 – Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.During this time of the...  Read More