“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Gal 2:20 (NLT) Our earthly bodies are doomed to...
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Prov 4:23 (NLT) The heart is pretty valuable to our lives. You wouldn't have a life if you didn't have a heart! It's crucial to our physical and emotional well-being but these things also...
How precious is your unfailing love, O God! Ps 36:7 Precious – this word reminds me of Gollum from Tolkien's ‘The Lord of the Rings' who often snarled the word. What's interesting is that the object of this fictional character's desire, is a ring… not just...
And his name will be the hope of all the world. (Matthew 12:21 NLT) This world is darkened and saddened by the power of sin. I know, looking within myself, if left to my own devices, my life would probably would reach depraved depths. Even after being a Christian for...
What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? (Romans 8:31 NLT) OK so you need to store this verse in your memory banks! Write it down. Repeat it over and over…just do what it takes! In the moments, days and...
Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this? (Esther 4:14 NLT) It may seem that Esther was in the right place, at the right time. Some might say a cosmic coincidence where the stars aligned and she was able to be the hero that saved the day....
Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross. (Colossians 1:20 MSG) Everything...
Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (2Corinthians 10:5 NKJV) Those who don't take their thoughts captive end up captive to their thoughts! It's...
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: (Psalms 103:2 NKJV) I'm half Italian and so grew up speaking little bits of it in phrases and words. Most would have heard “molto bene” as a response to “how are you?” or “how is...
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! (Psalms 34:8 NLT) Ever been to restaurant and someone looks at the menu and says “that looks good”? What's weird is that they're judging the taste of something by the way...
