2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,    to see if there are any who understand,[a]    who seek after God. (Psalm 14:2 ESV) Any who understand, who seek after God. I often wonder when reading a scripture like this one what God is thinking just now, today. But the next line of scripture tells us what … Read more

4 A slack hand causes poverty,    but the hand of the diligent makes rich. (Proverbs 10:4 ESV) In the day’s leading up to the first of the year, we need to be taking stock of our lives. We need to be assessing just how we are spending our time. Are our efforts toward only ourselves or are … Read more

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. (John 1:1-4 NIV) Without Him nothing was made. Think … Read more

As for God, His way is perfect;The word of the Lord is proven;He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (2 Samuel 22:31 NKJV) I look at scripture through the eye of different translations. I like today’s verse in the New King James Version and its use and emphasis on the word is. His way is perfect, is proven and … Read more

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:20-21 ESV) If there is any … Read more