Psalm 95:1-6 (NLT) Come, let us sing to the Lord!     Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come to him with thanksgiving.     Let us sing psalms of praise to him. For the Lord is a great God,     a great King above all gods. He holds in his hands the depths…

1 Chronicles 16:34 (NLT)  Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;     His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord.

I am happily humming a refrain from Sunday’s worship.  It’s working its way into my soul and gratitude is overwhelming my heart.  What can I do but thank You?                Read the lyrics or listen on YouTube.  What other response is there when you truly consider the glory of God and His love for you? …

Psalm 100:4-5 Enter his gates with thanksgiving;     go into his courts with praise.     Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good.     His unfailing love continues forever,     and his faithfulness continues to each generation.   Every time I read this verse I envision my first grade self, robed in white with…

1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;     His love endures forever.   What are you thankful for?  You’ll ponder this question many times over the next week.  But here’s another question.  What are you thankful God hasn’t given you?   I always, always, always wanted to be a teacher.  My…

Psalm 119:18 (NLT) – Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.   Road tripping to a gymnastics meet this weekend, so I’m blogging quickly.   I love this short verse.  It reminds me to be more receptive when I read the Bible rather than always analytical.    Shouldn’t we pray these…

2 Timothy 3:15-17 (NIV) From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.…

Matthew 6:14-15 (NIV) For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.   God has bombarded me with challenging messages about forgiveness in my reading and conversations.  The ongoing, difficult…

Jonah 4:2, 10-11 (NLT) I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. Then the Lord said “but Nineveh has more than 12,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals.  Shouldn’t I…

Isaiah 1:18 (NLT) “Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord.  “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow.  Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.   Image courtesy of Morguefile.com Let’s talk laundry.  Can you clean a blood soaked cloth so…