Only God Can Fix It

Scripture Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?Does it fall from the sky by itself?No, You are the One, O LORD our God!Only You can do such things.So we will wait for You to help us. ~Jeremiah 14:22, NLT Quote Irresponsible people have no solutions: they only make excuses and cast blame on others. ~Ya’akov Just think, we thought 2020…

Contentment

Scripture I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  ~Philippians 4:11, NIV Quote Others may do a greater work, but you have your part to do; and no one is all of God’s creation can do it as well as you. ~Source Unknown In…

Opts

Scripture While you have the LIGHT, trust in the LIGHT so that you may become men of light. ~John 12:36, NEB Quote If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. ~Milton Berle Opts is an abbreviation for opportunities. Its one I use quite often. Milton Berle was a standup comic of yesteryear but there is some…

An Open Gate

Scripture They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. ~Acts 12:10, NIV Quote Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers that cannot be refused. ~C. H. Spurgeon I read a daily devotion is STREAMS IN…

Lead Me Gently On

Scripture Please, my lord, go ahead of your servant. We will follow slowly, at a pace that is comfortable for the livestock and the children. I will meet you at Seir. ~Genesis 33:14, NLT Quote Jesus has gone before us and as a leader was made perfect by the things He suffered. ~Francis Ridley Havergal…

Fixed On Jesus

Scripture Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith {salvation} depends from beginning to end. ~Hebrews 12:2, GNT Quote My hope is in Jesus because He is greater than anything I face. ~Charles Stanley As we begin this new year we are faced with a lot of challenges. We have lost…

The Discipline of Darkness

Scripture The disciples…were so shaken that they cried out in terror. ~Matthew 14:26, REB Quote Faith is triumphant because it knows no defeat or fear. ~Herbert Booth Can you relate to the terror of total darkness? F.B. Meyer, the famous English preacher, said, “Life is made up of brightness and gloom, shadow and sun, long…

His Poverty

Scripture For you know the grace of our LORD Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that through HIS POVERTY you might become rich. ~2 Corinthians 8:9, NIV Quote But drops of grief can never repay the debt of love I owe; here LORD I give myself…

Gentle Jesus

Scripture Come to Me, all whose work is hard, whose load is heavy; and I will give you relief. Bend your necks to My yoke, and learn from Me, for I AM gentle and humble- hearted; and your souls will find relief. ~Matthew 11:28-29, NEB Quote To my knowledge, Jesus used force only one time…

Homelessness

Scripture The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. ~Luke 15:16, NLT Quote There are things that generosity will not fix: as a matter of fact, you giving could make things worse. ~Ya’akov I was driving down 4th…