Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (John 14:27). There is so much disrupting our peace today. Everyday cares of life are enough to keep us thinking. Political division, economic…

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter up of mine head (Psalm 3:3). There are plenty of put-downs to go around in the somewhat sarcastic, negative society in which we live. There certainly are numerous people who are eager to put someone else down over a variety of…

But when he came to himself, he said, “How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to…

But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel (Philippians 1:12). It would be nice if life was all sunshine and flowers- but it isn’t. There are times when rain falls on our parade. These are the times we ask:…

Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:35-37) With all your heart, with all…

Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment (I Corinthians 1:10). In a world full of divisiveness and…

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”…

Now David said, “Is there anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said,…

And you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10). When I read these words, “You are complete in Him,” I am greatly encouraged. If we are complete in Him, we are whole. Our past, present and future are taken care of by our Lord. There is healing…

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). This week I experienced a reminder of the saying “bad things happen to good people.” My sister and her husband lost their home and all their belongings in…