Accepted – God chose me to be His child and I am totally loved

“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:18 How sweet the words “I will be a Father to you” are to the ears of those who recognize what that truly means! Regardless of our sins and faults, the Lord Almighty claims […]

Faith

Acts 16:31 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” Who stands out to you as a person of great faith? A family member or maybe a close friend? A historical or biblical figure? Take your pick and I can almost guarantee that the common denominator in all of our choices would […]

Belief

Romans 10:13 – Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Maya Angelou, an American poet, storyteller, and civil rights activist said “I believed that there was a God because I was told it by my grandmother and later by other adults.  But when I found that I knew not only that […]

Witnessing

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19a With Resurrection Sunday only a few days ago, now is a perfect time to reflect on the power of the Gospel and how Christ’s death and resurrection has impacted our own lives.  When […]

Selflessness

“Let each of you look out not only for your own interest, but also for the interest of others.” Philippians 2:4 Albert Einstein, the Nobel prize-winning theoretical physicist, is recognized for being one of the smartest men in history. It turns out physics wasn’t the only subject he was knowledgeable in. He also knew about […]

Servant-Hearted – I seek ways to help others

“Through love, serve one another.” Galatians 5:13b A friend of mine recently posted the following John Piper quote “When a man joyfully bears the primary responsibility for Christlike servant leadership, I have never met a wife who is sorry she married such a man.” I am that wife! And to be honest there are times […]

Submissive – I honor God by honoring my parents

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1 Let’s face it…we don’t always want to submit, do we? No matter how old you are there are moments that really try us; as Christians, as parents, as employees, to name a few, and the struggle with submitting is a real one. […]

Meekness

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 Have you ever equated someone who is meek as being a pushover or maybe even week? For a period of time when I was growing up, I erroneously thought of meekness as someone who was frail (not just physically) and didn’t possess the […]

Dependability

“Let your yes be yes, and your no be no.” Matthew 5:37 Have you ever let someone down? In other words, have you ever not done or followed through on what you said you were going to do? A few months ago, I had volunteered to take a meal to a family at church and […]

Mercy

Luke 6:36 – Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. One of my favorite traditional hymns is “Great is Thy Faithfulness” based on verses 22 and 23 of the book of Lamentations. You are probably familiar with this one as well, especially the refrain: “Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by […]