“On your feet now—applaud GOD! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.   Know this: GOD is God, and God, GOD. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep.   Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.    For GOD is […]

“But now, God ’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, the One who got you started: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine.     When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. […]

“Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God’s presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God’s name.     God-of-the-Angel-Armies […]

“God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in sea storm and earthquake…GOD-of-Angel-Armies protects us.   Godless nations rant and rave, kings and kingdoms threaten, but Earth does anything he says.” Psalm‬ ‭46‬:‭1, 3, 6‬ MSG Who do you run […]

“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 […]

“Mortals make elaborate plans, but GOD has the last word.    We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.” Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭1, 9‬ MSG Are you a planner? Love to keep everything under control? Nothing’s wrong with planning ahead. In fact, many of our daily activities require […]

“So don’t you see that we don’t owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There’s nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God’s Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go! This […]

“We plan the way we want to live, but only GOD makes us able to live it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭MSG‬‬ Good morning! Are you up? Do you have a plan for your day? Maybe it’s full. Maybe not so much. Maybe it’s a vacation day. And then again, it could be another day in the […]

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.    God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point […]

“What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.    Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.   Give your entire attention to […]