13 I am able to do all things through him[a] who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 CSB) I will confess that I have not been feeling strong of late. In fact quite the opposite. Work and personal stresses have me feeling down and I now have a summer cold. When our emotional systems are low our immune systems … Read more
5 This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind.He makes human flesh his strength,and his heart turns from the Lord.6 He will be like a juniper in the Arabah;he cannot see when good comesbut dwells in the parched places in the wilderness,in a salt land where no one lives. (Jeremiah 17:5-6 CSB) This world … Read more
27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, (1 Corinthians 1:27-28 CSB) I worry … Read more
11 Now faith is the reality[a] of what is hoped for, the proof[b] of what is not seen. (Hebrews 11:1 CSB) Note that this scripture is very definitive in how it discusses faith. There is not ambiguous wording. It states that faith is the reality and proof. I believe that, sometimes, people look at faith as something that … Read more
20 You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result… (Genesis 50:20a CSB) Our scripture today comes at a time 13 years after Joseph had suffered being sold as a slave, wrongly accused and incarcerated. 13 years! How many of us would have given up in that time? Many … Read more