Free Will

4 Before a word is on my tongue,you know all about it, Lord.5 You have encircled me;you have placed your hand on me.6 This wondrous knowledge is beyond me.It is lofty; I am unable to reach it. 7 Where can I go to escape your Spirit?Where can I flee from your presence?8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;if … Read more

No Time Like Now

13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception. (Hebrews 3:13 CSB) There is no time like the present. An age old adage meaning that now is the best time for anything you have to do. This is especially true with encouragement of another. I have … Read more

Overflowing

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 CSB) What does it feel like to be overflowing with an emotion? I know that there have been times when I clearly had the … Read more

Internal Integrity

18 Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth. (1 John 3:18 CSB) My father used to always say, “You can’t fool kids or dogs.” I thought this was odd because it is actually really easy to fool them both. But what he meant was when it came … Read more

Encouragement

4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. Sometimes we just need a little encouragement. Hopefully, we have a group of friends or family who can rally around us when we are down. However, sometimes we just … Read more