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“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18 Most of us remember the famous 1850 historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne entitled “The Scarlett Letter.” The story recounts…

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24. God knows, He cares, and He will show us the way! Have you ever found yourself saying, “Lord, search my heart, help me to…

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalm 145:9. God is all that is good– the word of the Lord attests to His goodness: “And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God.” (Mark 10:8.) My friends, God’s goodness, enduring…

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15. In my mind, I can still hear my…

“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12. Goals and aspirations change as we grow older, my parents would say, that we would learn to understand things better with just a few more risings and settings of the sun. Youthful dreams are more aligned with the…

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 “Your word is your bond” is an old English phrase my father instilled in my heart….

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” 2 Corinthians 4:17. We are never promised that this journey of life will be free of hardship; the sun does not always shine, and the rain falls on both the just and the…

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31. My Father worked on the railroad, which took him away from home four to five days a week. He always…

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 There are times when someone speaks a positive and uplifting word to you, and it changes your entire day. We have all been there at one time or another….

“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:46  Joy comes from truly knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the power of His resurrection. This peace gives us a deep sense of happiness, even when life feels chaotic. We trust that our all-powerful…

“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry” Psalm 34:15. “I’ve got my eyes on you” takes on a whole different connotation when the Holy Spirit whispers those words to our souls. Psalm 34:15 states: “The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his…

“And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.” Joshua 4:3. A memorial is typically a structure…

“Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.” Matthew 5:15. The word candle means any portable light, such as a lamp, candle, or lantern. Jesus’ message to the apostles in Matthew chapter five was to show…

“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” Jeremiah  God always hears and answers when His children call out to Him. Sometimes His answer is yes, sometimes no, and sometimes He asks us to wait. No matter what, we can trust that He will…

“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8 Giving up is never an option for the child of God. Circumstances may become extremely challenging, and it appears as though we just cannot hang on any…

In warfare, landmines are strategically deployed to injure or eliminate adversaries. Disarming such devices is a responsibility reserved for trained professionals, never to be undertaken alone or without appropriate expertise and equipment. The adversary of our souls persistently seeks to implant psychological landmines such as fear, anxiety, depression, and feelings of inadequacy, aiming to undermine our faith…

“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” Matthew 7:11. A loving and caring father will do whatever it takes to raise his children to the best of his ability. He…

“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45.  A servant is one who performs duties for a master or employer. For every born-again believer, an important question arises: Whose am I? If you have accepted Jesus Christ as…

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah, the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”  1 Kings 20:5. God hears the…

“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” Psalm 73:28 We all must be brutally honest with ourselves sometimes, especially when we witness the inequalities and ill treatment faced by so many in our world. Even…