I love you, Lord, my strength.Psalm 18:1 NIV ********** I love God because though I deserve nothing, He gave me everything. (unknown) I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.Psalm 116:1-2 NIV I don’t want to talk about…
Category: Open My Eyes
Insights in Scripture
“My Life is in Your Hands”
This is one of my favorite songs. I spent a long time looking for a version that had just the right mix of graphics and music. So many of them had mistakes in the lyrics, that I began to think I would never find one that worked. I finally settled on this one. It is…
Anonymous?
Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous. Albert Einstein Seriously? Do you really think our God can remain anonymous? Look up! The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship. Day and night they keep on telling about God. Psalm 19:1-2 Living Bible Look around! For ever since the…
Coincidences
COINCIDENCE: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection In God there are no coincidences, just purposes: There is no such thing as a coincidence when your life is directed by God. Joel Osteen God causes things to fall into place. It isn’t a lucky break; it isn’t a coincidence. It’s the…
In God’s Hands
In midnight’s dark or morning’s light,In winter’s cold or summer’s heat,In deferred hope or promise bright,In victory or cruel defeat. In crippling pain or best of health,In prolonged drought or springtime rain,In poverty or untold wealth,In hurtful loss or richest gain. In bitter tears or laughter’s song,In lively youth or well-worn age,In daunting fears or…
The Hand of God
The Promise: So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God.I will make you strong and help you. I will hold you safe in my hands. I always do what is right. Isaiah 41:10 NIRV For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God.And I say to you, ‘Don’t be…
From Psalm 46 NIV
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. The Lord’s protection surrounds us at every moment – whether we feel it or not. It’s who He is. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. We will not…
Tempted Much?
Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals. *********** “Every temptation comes down to this one fundamental temptation: It is the temptation to believe that the satisfaction of the deepest desires of our hearts is totally up to us.” Christopher West No temptation has come your way that is…
Jesus’s 3rd Temptation
Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve…
Jesus’s 2nd Temptation
Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple, and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,‘He will order his angels to protect you.And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a…