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Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes. – Psalm 119:68 The other day I was speaking with a gentleman who is of the same profession as I am, striping parking lots. He had recently ran into a great misfortune by having a good portion of his possessions stolen and taken away, alongContinue reading “Because He’s Good”

“A broken reed He will not break [off] And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering]; He will faithfully bring forth justice.” – Isaiah 42:3 AMP You ever heard the term “When it rains, it pours”?It’s not a biblical term, but we get theContinue reading “He Won’t Let You Break”

Hold fast to instruction, let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life. – Proverbs 4:13 Some years ago, I was in a halfway house on an ankle monitor with very little freedom to go where I wished to go. My situation then was the direct result of some very poor choices IContinue reading “God Instructs Us For Our Good”

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  (1 John 1:9) Out of all the verses in the Bible, this one is one that I refer to more often than any other because I stand in constant need of His mercyContinue reading “Faithful To Forgive”

I remember your sincere and unqualified faith [the surrendering of your entire self to God in Christ with confident trust in His power, wisdom and goodness, a faith] which first lived in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am confident that it is in you as well. – 2Continue reading “You Gotta Know Him For Yourself”

Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety], So is a man who wanders from his home. – Proverbs 27:8 The other morning, in personal devotion, I was reading through the 27th chapter of Proverbs and I kept reverting back to this particular verse. It was as if it keptContinue reading “Are You In The Right Place?”

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them; for the Lord thy God, He it is who doth go with thee. He will not fail thee nor forsake thee.” – (Deuteronomy 31:6) Earlier in the week I had the blessing of taking our 2 year old daughter to play atContinue reading “Just Knowing He’s There”

This, the first of His signs (attesting miracles), Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory [displaying His deity and His great power openly], and His disciples believed [confidently] in Him [as the Messiah—they adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him]. – John 2:11  In our Thursday night Bible study we’ve begunContinue reading “He Still Works Miracles”

And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know, that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. – (Continue reading “Not By Bread Alone”

The Lord hath been mindful of us; He will bless us; He will bless the house of Israel; He will bless the house of Aaron. – Psalm 115:12  Several weeks ago one of our dearest members went into the hospital for a sickness that had gotten worse. Her condition was to the point that theyContinue reading “He Is Ever Mindful Of Us”