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Isaiah 40:31 NKJV But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.       No matter what happens, God is there. We cannot lose faith in the down times, that is when we need it the most. It is when we are at rock bottom that God is the only thing, we can trust in. He loves us and…

2 Corinthians 4:9 NLT We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.      Life has its problems. We have our ups and downs but we have God and we will, with him, always rise again. We might wander away from God but He never really leaves us. He is there the instant we reach out for him; he is there to save us. Now it might not be exactly the saving…

1 John 2:6 BSB Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.      If we say we are Christians then we have to act like it. There is nothing worse that someone who proclaims their Christianity but their outward actions are unrighteous. Indian philosopher Bara Dada once said “Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him.” How we act is an advertisement to the entire world as to what a Christian really…

1 John 4:9-10 BSB This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.       Think about that verse for a moment; think about what God did and still does for you. Would you send your child, a…

Psalm 32:8 NIV I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.       My parents did that really well; teaching me in the way I should go; teaching me about God. I didn’t always follow the path they wanted me to go down but it gave me a safety net later in life that would sustain me in times of real troubles. I know someone who…

John 15:9 BSB As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.      Jesus loves us like the father loves us. What does that mean and why do you think he said it? I see two different things in this verse. The first is the Father loves the Son and…

Psalm 119:165 CSB Abundant peace belongs to those who love your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.       Peace of our souls is a wonderful thing, brought to us by Jesus the Christ the Savior of our souls. Of course people being people we sometimes do stumble away from that peace. The peace doesn’t leave us, we leave it. But we can get it back. While in prison Paul tells us how “I have learned the secret of facing plenty and…

Matthew 11:29-30 NLT Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.      Jesus asks us to take the yoke of discipleship. What does that require us to do? Jewish Rabbis used to speak about taking on the “yoke of the law” exhorting Jews to follow the law…

Proverbs 4:4 ISV …he taught me and told me, “Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!      We say we are Christians; but what does that mean? Stop for a moment and think about it; ask yourself “What does being a Christian mean to me? I can tell you what it is NOT. It is not just keeping to the bible rules or, performing rituals, or even going to church. Those are…

1 Kings 17:12 BSB But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me…

John 6:9 NIV “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” There is always focus on what Jesus does with those fish and loaves but very little on the small boy who is will to give up his entire lunch for others. There were 5 thousand people there and that little guy offers up his whole lunch to help. What a great kid! What a great…

 Luke 10:33 BSB But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.        It is the ultimate kindness story; the outcast who loves others…I have found that a lot in life, often those who have suffered the most love the most. Perhaps they have an understanding that those who lived charmed lives never had. They know what it is like to be outcast, or poor, or alone, or grieving, or suffering and…