“You thrill to GOD ’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.    You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.” Psalm‬ ‭1‬:‭2-3‬ MSG What do you get thrilled about?      When my daughter, who is serving in the US Navy, calls for a weekend…I’m thrilled. […]

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!    He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.       Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! […]

 “Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God.    There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.” Philippians 1:3, […]

“At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of Him, giving Him trouble every chance you got.    But now, by giving Himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in His presence.    You […]

“We don’t want you in the dark, friends, about how hard it was when all this came down on us in Asia province. It was so bad we didn’t think we were going to make it. We felt like we’d been sent to death row, that it was all over for us.    As it turned […]

“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.    Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. […]

“Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!    God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.      I know how great […]

“Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God.   There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.” Philippians 1:3, 5-6 […]

“All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!    He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there […]

“And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going along with the crowd, the empty-headed, mindless crowd. They’ve refused for so long to deal with God that they’ve lost touch not only with God but with reality itself. They can’t think straight anymore…    But that’s no life for you. […]