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08/29/2026 – “For what credit is there if you endure when you sin and are beaten? But when you do good and suffer, if you endure it, it brings favor with God.” 1 Peter 2:20

“God is the one who gives the commands, we are the ones who obey. He never has to explain Himself; He never has to ask permission. Nor does …

08/26/2026 – “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 / Commentary below

“My car has warning lights on the dashboard. Every once in a while when I am driving, one of them flashes bright red. When it does, I stop …

08/08/2026 – “May the God of peace … make you complete in every good work to do his will.” Hebrews 13: 20-21, NKJV

“I’ll let you in on a secret: Living and learning go hand in hand. Remember Caleb? He was eighty-five and still growing when he grabbed the challenge …

08/02/2026 – “My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’ ” Isaiah 52:6

“Alone with Jethro’s flock on the backside of the desert, perhaps after the howling night winds of the wilderness had settled and the searing rays of Sinai’s sun began to …

07/18/2026 – “Not my will but yours be done.” Luke 22:42

“Maybe you have found yourself suddenly face-to-face with a situation that, a year ago, you would never have dreamed could be true in your life… but now it is. …

“07/15/2026 – “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God.” Psalm 42:1

“Godliness is something below the surface of a life, deep down in the realm of attitude … an attitude toward God himself.

The Longer I think about this, the …

07/09/2026 – “He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11 / Comments

“Let’s be thankful for angels – those unseen guardians who work overtime, who never slumber or sleep. Think of all the accidents they have prevented, all the little kids …

07/04/2026 – “Do not fear. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” (Isaiah 43:2)

‘Isaiah was not writing of literal waters or actual rivers. His figure of speech emphasized encroaching circumstances that threatened the stability of one’s faith. When the waters rise …

06/19/2026 – “The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright … The righteous will never be shaken…” Proverbs 10: 29-30 // Bible Reading: Psalm 65

“Webster defines hope, “to desire with expectation of fulfillment. “To hope is to anticipate. It is more than dreaming, however. It is possessing within ourselves an expectation that …

06/12/2026 – “Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ” (Romans 8: 38-39)

“We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all …