“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! […]

“God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet.   God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he’s rich in love. He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever.    He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.    As high […]

“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 […]

 “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, […]

“You’re all I want in heaven! You’re all I want on earth! When my skin sags and my bones get brittle, GOD is rock-firm and faithful. I’m in the very presence of God— oh, how refreshing it is! I’ve made Lord GOD my home. God, I’m telling the world what you do!”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭73:25; 28 MSG‬‬ […]

The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away—a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and trusts the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever!    And that is also why the person who avoids and distrusts the Son is in the […]

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.    Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”Psalm 143:8,10 MSG Do […]

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.James 5:16 MSG Everybody sins. Everyone has wrong thoughts, bad actions and impure motives. This is the “yuck” that you confess (calling it the same thing as) to […]

“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 workin’ for a […]