In A Pickle

Scripture I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, because You have seen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul. ~Psalm 31:7, NASB Quote Where you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Thomas Jefferson     This is a Psalm of David written during Absalom’s…

Grace, Grace, God’s Grace

Scripture Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. ~Ephesians 3:20, NLT Quote Grace is glory in it’s infant stage: glory is grace perfected. ~Jonathan Edwards Paul told the Ephesians, that Christ love is greater than anyone…

Consumed By Zeal

Scripture I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children; for zeal for Your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on Me. ~Psalm 69:8-9, NIV Quote Zeal without knowledge is like a fire without light. ~Thomas Fuller On the final week of Jesus ministry…

A Love Like That

Scripture We love each other because He loved us first. ~I John 4:19, NLT Quote Character is the ability to keep a commitment long after the excitement of the moment has passed. ~Cavett Roberts Jack Canfield is a motivational speaker, lecturer and writer. In his seminars he begins by making a set of ground rules for…

His Love Endures Forever

Scripture Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love continues forever. ~Psalm 106:1, NIrV Quote Though our feeling come and go, God’s love for us does not. ~C.S. Lewis One of my favorite praise and worship songs was written by Chris Tomlin… Give thanks to the Lord our…

Two Commandments

Scripture “The most important commandment is this…You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” ~Mark 12:29-31, NIRV Quote I love mankind, it is people I can’t…

Infinite Compassion

Scripture Through the LORD‘s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassion never fails. Lamentations 3:22 Quote Our life becomes much more fulfilling when we learn to give folks a piece of our heart rather than a piece of our mind. ~Image Quotes In preparing for Sunday nights message, I was struck by something I…

Amazing Grace

Scripture But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. ~Jeremiah 18:4, NLT Quote God hates nothing that He has made and with an equal love, He wills to do His best for each. ~F.B. Meyer We…

Lamentations

Scripture Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. ~Lamentations 3:32-33, NLT Quote Emotional pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it is more common and harder to bear. ~C.S. Lewis A part of the…