From Prayers of the Heart by Richard Foster Today, O Lord, I yield myself to You.May Your will be my delight today.May Your way have perfect sway in me.May Your love be the pattern of my living.I surrender to You my hopes, my dreams, my ambitions.Do with them what You will, when You will, as…
Month: May 2021
God is Good
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.Romans 8:28 Amplified Bible God uses everything for good in your life when you entrust yourself and…
God’s Goodness
Goodness of God: a perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations. “God’s goodness is that He is the perfect sum, source, and standard (for Himself and His creatures) of that which is wholesome (conducive to well-being), virtuous, beneficial, and beautiful.” John MacArthur Open your mouth…
Pandemic Poem
(Excerpt from a Washington Post article about being “different.” For the whole article, click here.) Skylar has recently become the topic of after-dinner conversation at my house. I have a very hard time accepting what my wife, Kathleen, has to say, at least in part because it is so incongruous with my early life. Skylar,…
Miracles
MIRACLE: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs In the proper sense, a miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes that are operative in effect at the time and place the event occurs. William Lane Craig Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long…
Possible
Jesus responded, “What appears humanly impossible is more than possible with God. For God can do what man cannot.” Luke 18:27 The Passion Translation Not one promise from God is empty of power. Nothing is impossible with God!” Luke 1:37 The Passion Translation “But what seems impossible to you is never impossible to God!” Matthew 19:26b…
Rejoicing!
The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Amplified…
I Am… I Can…
Consider the kind of extravagant love the Father has lavished on us—He calls us children of God! It’s true; we are His beloved children. And in the same way the world didn’t recognize Him, the world does not recognize us either.My loved ones, we have been adopted into God’s family; and we are officially His children now. The full…
Who Am I?
And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of…
Oh, No! Not Again!
There they were, infesting the bedside drawer where I keep my secret chocolate stash. Ants! In everything, especially the candy! Augggh! I unloaded the drawer and vacuumed. I moved the furniture out, found more ants and applied the remedy. I sealed the candy box, cleaned everything else. And thought I was out of the woods….