“He has told you, O man, what is good;and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 Today’s verse is among the most quoted from all of the Minor prophets. It’s a succinct declaration of expectations. This is what the Lord expects: acting justly, a life …
“But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but act all should reach repentance.” 2nd Peter 3:8-9 Grandpa …
“All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again.” Ecclesiastes 1:7 My least favorite part of the house is the kitchen sink. I hate my kitchen sink. No matter what I do—it is always full of dishes. Packed full. Stacked. Soaking to get the concrete loose …
Helium Balloons are delayed tear machines. They start with joy and excitement. But sooner or later they will bring tears to the eyes of the child who holds its string. It floats away
“Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3pm). And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ That is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” Matthew 27:45-46 Are you ready? Do you have your glasses? The solar eclipse is …
“You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.” 2nd Chronicles 20:17 King Jehoshaphat was facing impossible odds. The great …
“My groans are many and my heart is faint.” Leviticus 1:22 With instruments, it’s the dark hollow part that makes the sound. The string vibrates, but it is the chamber of the guitar that amplifies the sound. The bow across the string of the violin vibrates. But it is bouncing back and forth of those vibrations in the dark hollow …
“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his …
“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Martha, about her dead brother Lazarus. John 11:22 Death. It is the rotten fruit that Adam and Eve sunk their teeth into all those years ago. And like a family recipe passed down through the ages, this dessert is one we will all taste some day. Happy …
“Though the mountains be shaken, and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken.” Isaiah 54:10 Have you heard that announcement before? Generally speaking, I’m a pretty comfortable with flying. This announcement gave me pause though—you know it is serious when the flight attendants are told to buckle up for a portion of the …
