The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out.    But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things.    I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.” Jeremiah 17:9, […]

“Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.  On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won’t take anything for granted.” Ecclesiastes‬ ‭7‬:‭3, 14‬ MSG Do you laugh more than you cry? Or cry more […]

“Who stood up for me against the wicked? Who took my side against evil workers?  If God hadn’t been there for me, I never would have made it.    The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,” your love, God, took hold and held me fast. When I was upset and beside myself, you calmed me […]

“People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole..steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don’t quit.    Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing. Those who lived high and mighty, he knocked off their horse.” Isaiah 26:1-3 MSG What is […]

“Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.        Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn […]

The Master said: “These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their hearts aren’t in it. Because they act like they’re worshiping me but don’t mean it, I’m going to step in and shock them awake, astonish them, stand them on their ears.     You pretend to have the inside track. […]

“I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus.    When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s.”  1 John 2:1, […]

“Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons,  loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.”James 1:12 MSG I love rewards! I actually love rewarding myself… like when I have finished a project, or have hit a goal that I […]

“Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments.     If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words.      But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see […]

“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.     […]