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Declare

“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.” Psalm 71:18 “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaimContinue reading “Declare”

Recognized

“As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.” Luke 1:44 Elizabeth was overjoyed! When she woke this morning, she recognized that her pregnancy could not be hidden and would now be evident to everyone. She had been in seclusion for five long months, wantingContinue reading “Recognized”

Waiting

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3 (NIV) Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 (ESV) Forty-seven yearsContinue reading “Waiting”

Thankful

“One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him – and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, ‘Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to GodContinue reading “Thankful”

Harvest

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136 Thanksgiving, that most American of holidays, where we spend two days cooking a meal that will be devoured in less than 30 minutes to commemorate the pilgrims’ surviving their first year in the wilderness after fleeing religious persecution in theContinue reading “Harvest”

Joy

“The master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, ‘Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guestsContinue reading “Joy”

Satisfied

“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” John 6:9 It had been a long night on the water with very little fish to show for it. He was tired. The muscles in his youthful, skinny back ached from hours ofContinue reading “Satisfied”

Beautiful

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. . . I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it,Continue reading “Beautiful”

Compelled

Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:1-11) Death by stoning was the punishment for her sin. She knew it, and she knew she deservedContinue reading “Compelled”

Secure

“Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between His shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 Shortly before my fourth birthday, my parents and I visited Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The Caverns are famous for their more than 100 caves filledContinue reading “Secure”