Psalm 94:18-19 NKJVIf I say, "My foot slips," Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.  In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.Lord, You are my crutch and my peace!  When everything seems to be beating you down, and fear and anxiety are weighing on you, know that He is there to hold you up and comfort you.  I'm seeing the ever-famous footprints in the sand quote in m...  Read More

Luke 22:27 NKJVFor who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves.Emulate Jesus.  There is no greater example than a king coming to be a servant.  It takes more than authority to lead; it takes humility.  Have a servant’s heart.  It's more rewarding....  Read More

Luke 21:36 NKJV"Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."What are you involved in?  There have been a few things in my life that I had to stop and ask myself, if I were standing before Jesus would I be worthy to go in or would He be ashamed of me?  Don't get wrapped up in things that can m...  Read More

Luke 21:1-4 NKJVAnd He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”What are you giving God?  It's easy to...  Read More

Joshua 23:10-11 NLTEach one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as he has promised. So be very careful to love the Lord your God.The odds are better with the Lord.Image what you accomplish with God on your side.  No weapon formed against you shall stand; greater is He that is in you. Come on now, you can't lose with these things in your min...  Read More

Luke 19:26 NLT‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.’The thing that kept ringing in my head after I read this was that we get out of it what we put into it.  So, go all in with your commitments because the more you put in the more you'll get out of it.  Also, if ...  Read More

Psalm 88:13 NKJVBut to You I have cried out, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer comes before You.It is reassuring to know when I cry out to God my prayers are being heard, and that He set apart a specific time to hear me. God makes time for every one of us....  Read More

Luke 19:10 NKJV"For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."Are you lost?  Waze or Google maps don't have this destination.  Salvation is a free gift and no app is required.  Jesus did it all and now the verse says He is looking to give you directions. Ask Jesus into your life....  Read More

Psalm 86:5 NLTO Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.God is ready to forgive.  How many of us struggle with forgiveness?  Not God!  It says he is ready to forgive.  He has unfailing love.  No matter what we do, His love will never stop!  So, this verse starts with my conclusion that God is good....  Read More

Luke 18:14 NKJV...for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.Never think you are better than anyone.In verses 9-14 Jesus told a story about a Pharisee and a tax collector.  The Pharisee thought he was a better man because by his standards he was a good person and followed the laws and wasn't like the tax collector.  But the tax collector wouldn't ev...  Read More

Psalm 84:11 NLTFor the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.This verse stood out this morning for several reasons.  First, God is our sun.  He will light up our surroundings so we will not be in a dark place.  Second, He is our shield.  He will protect us against any harm that comes our way.  And lastl...  Read More

Proverbs 13:4 AMPThe soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition], But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.The amplified version really gives deep perspective to this verse.  I've heard it said "nothing is ever handed to you,” and “you have to work for what you want." So, as this verse says, you m...  Read More