HOPE is “my” word. And my hope is built on my relationship with Jesus and the promises I know He will keep. Friends will fail you. Family might disown you. Co-workers might prove untrustworthy. But Jesus? He cannot and will not fail me. His Word gives me the assurance that…
HYMN DAY! “’Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus” by Louisa Stead has such beautiful words! Make them your truth. ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word; Just to rest upon His promise, And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!” Refrain: Jesus, Jesus,…
Last Friday I mentioned painful lessons and how we remember them. There’s also something to be said for accepting the consequences of our choices. When my girls were young, a child psychologist told our PTA group the best way to raise responsible, level-headed kids was to allow them to live…
There are lots of cliches about money: “You can’t take it with you”; “Money won’t buy happiness”; “The more money you have, the more you have to lose.” Despite the warnings, people do all kinds of things—both legal and illegal/immoral—to accumulate wealth. There’s a scripture that asks what profits a…
Touch a hot stove once, and you’re likely to avoid doing it a second time. I would imagine all of us have learned some painful lessons. There are some things that befall us in this sinful world that hurt us whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually. And sometimes those very things…
He (God) is good (morally right; righteous). Everything He does is good. The plans He makes for us are to bring us hope. The statutes He defined for us are to keep us safe from regret and despair. Our Father God paved the way for us to know Him personally…
HYMN DAY! “Amazing Grace” by John Newton. Such beautiful words of promise! I’m clinging to verse 5 this morning. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my…
The Message version of this scripture is very blunt: “Train me in good common sense; I’m thoroughly committed to living your way.” Common sense seems to be in short supply these days. Have you seen some of the ridiculous directions on household appliances? For instance, “Do not allow children to…
Have you ever felt betrayed by someone? Chances are, every person reading this answered “yes” to the opening question. We would rather our friends and family members never did anything to hurt us or make us distrust them, but humans are imperfect and sometimes they let us down. That’s why…
When my oldest grandboy was thirteen (what I remember as an awkward age caught somewhere between childhood and adulthood and feeling as if I didn’t fit anywhere), he spent the weekend with his grampa and me. He and I had a lengthy conversation that included his sorrow that his best…
