Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 107:1 NIV Children are taught to say, “thank you” when someone does something good for us. It is part of learning good manners. Hopefully we take these childhood lessons to heart and continue the practice for a lifetime. But...
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 KJV We all desire to be loved and each of us wants to be thought of as a loving person. This scripture helps us to understand what it means to love someone in Christ. Love is an action. Love is...
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 WEB Should we be worried? As children of God, the answer is a resounding “no!” Paul indicates that we should not be worried or anxious about anything. In...
In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:3 WEB In this passage, David reveals the benefit of believing in something greater than himself. He has a source of encouragement and strength that can only come from the Lord. Through faith in God,...
and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” Mark 16:3 NIV When three women who were followers of Jesus went to anoint his body with spices after his death, they wondered who would be able to roll away the stone that closed his tomb. But when they...
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil; where, as a forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20 WEB These words are an offering of...