As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. Isaiah 66:13 (NLT)   I enjoyed these Encouraging Words by Lucinda Secrest McDowell about Mother’s Day – appreciating Mom, expressing gratitude and giving her time, remembering the motherless and childless. I also appreciated the Scriptures in which God compares Himself to a mother. Follow…

After He has gathered his own flock, He walks ahead of them, and they follow Him because they know His voice. John 10:4 (NLT)   I am repeatedly moved by Susie Larson’s Daily Blessings. Since I haven’t had time to write myself, I’m passing this along to bless you.   May you grow to LOVE…

  Money is the root of all evil. 1 Timothy 6:10   Have you heard this Scriptural one-liner?   Unfortunately, it’s a phrase lifted out of context and used inappropriately. Money does sometimes cause problems, but it can also be powerful for Good.   1 Timothy 6:10 actually says: For the love of money is…

  If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  Romans 10:9 (NLT)     Declare with your lips. Confess with thy mouth. Say it out loud.     All the various translations, and the original Greek, emphasize this element:…

Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!  2 Corinthians 9:15 (NLT)   Will you help?   I found the perfect gift for someone! I love when that happens! It was expensive, but if she’d put it to use, I believed her life would improve dramatically! I was so excited! I wrote a personal…

[Jesus speaking] I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth. I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. John 17:19-20   Jesus was thinking about you while He hung on the cross.…

Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive His new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. This means that anyone…

Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.” Matthew 26:33   The Maundy Thursday service is my favorite.   Not Christmas Eve.  Not Easter.  Maundy Thursday.   I hesitate to say ‘favorite’ for such a sad service and sometimes use ‘most meaningful’.  It is, by far, the most moving service…

  Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him. Jesus replied, “Is this your own question, or did others tell you about me?” “Am I a Jew?” Pilate retorted. “Your own people and their leading priests brought…

Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’” Matthew 26:31 (NLT)   It was an intimate meal – Jesus with his closest friends and dearest enemies.   The disciples were probably confused.  Four days ago…