James 1:2-4 2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing… Read More »

2 Corinthians 12:6-10 6 If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, 7 even though I have received… Read More »

Psalm 89:14-17 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. 15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. 16 In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. 17 For You are… Read More »

Judges 5:6-7 6 “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,     and in the days of Jael, people avoided the main roads,     and travelers stayed on winding pathways. 7 There were few people left in the villages of Israel—     until Deborah arose as a mother for Israel. It was a bleak time.  A time of fear and… Read More »

Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. 1 Corinthians 2:11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.  John 7:38 He who… Read More »

Matthew 7:24-25 24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.” She asked for my arm as she… Read More »

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” The distrustful are cowardly. They cannot display courage because they have no hope either for innocence or success. If they fear guilt, they won’t act bravely regardless of the… Read More »

Acts 5:1-6 But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to… Read More »

  People at peace: coincidence? I think not. Much goes into mutually beneficial behaviors and the resultant relationship. Peace isn’t a raw material; it’s manufactured. Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Peacemakers are blessed with peace because they fashion peace from the elements of heart and word. They’ve mined… Read More »