43 Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had —all she had to live on.” (Mark 12:43-44 CSB) I have written many times about the three things … Read more
10 Our lives last[a] seventy yearsor, if we are strong, eighty years.Even the best of them are[b] struggle and sorrow;indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away. (Psalm 90:10 CSB) Man does not typically begin to think about his years until life gets long and our days seem short. Then we begin to realize just how quickly … Read more
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind;they are futile. (Psalms 94:11 CSB) Do you ever get the feeling that everything is just futile? I think we all go through periods like this and our scripture today backs that up. However, I have simply plucked this line of scripture out of Psalms without context. And often the … Read more
14 This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him. (1 John 5:13-14 CSB) What is your confidence level with God? Do you really think He will give … Read more
11 See, we count as blessed those who have endured.[a] You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome that the Lord brought about—the Lord is compassionate and merciful. (James 5:11 CSB) I have been spending as much time as I can afford riding my mountain bike of late. I needed to get serious about some … Read more