A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45 (NKJV) In the Epic story “The Lord of the Rings,” Smeagol is...
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:13...
Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Zech 4:6 (NLT) The Israelites had returned to Jerusalem after a 70 year exile in Babylon. The city and the temple...
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. Isa 43:2 (NLT) The world is made up of billions...
…And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. Eph 2:20 (NLT) CORNERSTONE – PART ONE At the time Ephesians was written, a cornerstone was the most-important stone in a building. The cornerstone had to be strong enough to support what was built on it, and it...
You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will. John 13:7 (NKJV) This story takes place before Jesus’ ‘last supper’ with his disciples, before He faced the cross. John records with beautiful detail that a deeply contemplative Jesus rose from his seat...
For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor 5:7 (NKJV) In this passage, Paul is talking about how to live “at home in the body [but] absent from the Lord” (2 Cor 5:6)… It was a post-Jesus conundrum. The Son of God had walked, talked, breathed and lived with many...
I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark. John 12:46 (NLT) Jesus had spoken these words not long before He was arrested, tortured, crucified and raised from the dead. It was interesting...
Mercy is your specialty. That’s what you love most. And compassion is on its way to us. You’ll stamp out our wrongdoing. You’ll sink our sins to the bottom of the ocean. Micah 7:19 (MSG) I recently watched ‘Jumanji' again… it's a childhood favourite (God bless Robin...
He must increase, but I must decrease. Jn 3:30 (NKJV) I used to think this meant I had to lay down ALL of me – every hope, dream, plan, talent… Give it up, surrender it… Empty myself of me so God could fill me with His goodness. I obsessively asked,...
