Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Peacefulness is the toughest muscle there is, and exercising it only makes it stronger. However, it proves to be the most difficult to keep toned & honed consistently in our lives. Peacefulness is like that one workout that you know is going to take the most time...
As was powerfully preached this past Wednesday, "Let there be light" were the first words spoken by God in Genesis 1:3... And He wasn't necessarily speaking about a physical manifestation... But a Spiritual one. Knowing that creation Would mean redemption. It would mean... Heaven needs to touch earth... Light would need to pierce the veil of darkness... The process of creating was ongoing... All the way to the point of creating in us clean hearts (Psalm 51:10) by being born again of water &...
Focus Scripture: But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 Hello again! It's been about 4 months since I've stepped back into this space, and I have to say, I am taking very gentle steps. It's been on my heart so much to write again, but I am treading lightly. I may not post every day, unless God leads me there again...but for now, I am just moving forward in God's grace. I have some blog ideas stored up that I've been saving over time as I reflect upon His...
Reading of the Day: Matthew 24-26 Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. In reading these chapters, Jesus says so many good things that it's so hard to choose one Scripture in particular to focus on. He spoke in an encouraging fashion on the most difficult, yet exciting topic of all: the end of the world. One day, Jesus will be coming back for His church-and we need to be ready! This Scripture says that Heaven & earth shall pass away, but His Word...
Reading of the Day: Zechariah 6-8 Zechariah 8:21: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. Every day is a day of "going." One place to another. One room to another. One thought to another...all countless times in a row. So many things are happening simultaneously, and we have to navigate & meander through it all somehow. We are always making the conscious effort to "go." With all...
Reading of the Day: Zechariah 3-5 Zechariah 4:10: For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. Art galleries have so many beautiful, timeless, famous masterpieces. Take the Mona Lisa for instance. We can clearly see the big picture & main focus in our heads: the woman with the questionable smile. The painting has left a...
Reading of the Day: Habakkuk 2-3, Zephaniah 1 Habakkuk 3:19: The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. We can find so many reasons to pray. To pour out our hearts non-stop before God. To tell Him the deepest, most desperate desires that burden our souls...and as we discussed in the last post, Habakkuk did just that. He started out conversationally speaking to God...
Reading of the Day: Nahum 2-3, Habakkuk 1 Habakkuk 1:3: Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. These words in Habakkuk 1:3 are coming from the mouth of Habakkuk the prophet. Interestingly, although prophets normally write what God speaks to them so they can relay the message to Israel, this was actually Habakkuk mostly writing to himself while wrestling with God over...
Reading of the Day 5/18/25: Ezra 9-10, Nehemiah 1 Ezra 9:8: And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. Most of the time we think of bondage as a position we are in against our will, out of our control...but most of today's bondage is the exact opposite. We voluntarily position ourselves to get stuck in some...
Reading of the Day 6/26/25: Psalms 51-53 Psalms 51:17: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. In the Old Testament, sacrifices used to be the best of the best. No spot, no blemish, just the best and cleanest animal that one could bring forth. I know it's not easy to talk about the reality of sacrifice, but at one point, God provided it as a way to rectify sin. But then, we look at the above Scripture..."the sacrifices of God are...