A daily verse ~ Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,Continue reading “A daily verse ~ Psalm 23”

A daily thought ~ Confession.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9 ESV How hard is it for us to face our failures? I was reading an article just today and it was talking about how few people are willing to take responsibilityContinue reading “A daily thought ~ Confession.”

A daily verse ~ Forgiveness

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you..Matthew 6:14 ESV Forgiving is hard! Nobody really likes forgiving someone who has wronged them a lot (or just a little!). We inherently don’t want to forgive, we want justice. Not that we really even want justice either, what we really wantContinue reading “A daily verse ~ Forgiveness”

A daily thought ~ Abiding.

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.John 15:7 ESV Abiding. How often do we genuinely abide in Chirst? Do we let His words abide in us? Or are we too busy even doing good things to take the time toContinue reading “A daily thought ~ Abiding.”

A daily verse ~ Prayer

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.Colossians 4:2 ESV Today I was listening to a really interesting podcast called Ask Away with Vince and Jo Vitale with guest speaker Francis Chan. And they were speaking on what our western churches should look like and they made a few really interesting points. One,Continue reading “A daily verse ~ Prayer”

A daily verse – Fear Not.

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”Isaiah 41:13 ESV How incredible it is that the Lord God, creator and sustainor of everything tells us not to fear because He will help us. It often seems thatContinue reading “A daily verse – Fear Not.”

A daily verse ~ Sustained.

Cast your burden on the Lord , and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.Psalm 55:22 ESV What a solid truth to build our lives on! In times when I am overwhelmed and struggling with life, I am more thankful than ever for truths like this. Not only willContinue reading “A daily verse ~ Sustained.”