Deuteronomy 31:6 – “… for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Moving into a foreign land that we do not know, learning and speaking a new language, making new friends, can bring feelings of discomfort and even anxiety. This is more […]
Psalm 30:5 – “For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” When we start reading Psalm 30, we get a sense that David was very thankful because the LORD had lifted him up from the depths; because the […]
John 16:22 – “Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.” In other versions of this verse, words like sad, sadness, grief, appear. These words evoke a strong emotion caused by loss, death, mourning. Jesus chose these words […]
Psalm 23:2 – “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” On a physical level, after a hard day’s work, a day when the body is so exhausted and tired, when the feet hurt from so much walking, every muscle in the body aches, the wanting to […]
Philippians 1:19 – “I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayers, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.” The apostle Paul had been imprisoned for the second time for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who had so dramatically and strongly impacted this man (Paul) who used to persecute […]
Psalm 9:10 – “And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” The mall was quite crowded when little Anna entered it with her parents. Although her parents tried to keep a tight hold on her, Anna kept slipping away whenever a […]
Matthew 18:20 – “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Jesus was always around people. He did spend time alone early in the morning for prayer, but the rest of his day was usually spent with people. Whether it was his disciples, a […]
1 Peter 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” The birth of a baby changes the parents’ lives forever. They no longer think the way they […]
1 John 2:25 – “And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.” All of us love promises, especially those we find in the Bible. We eagerly search the Scripture, mine promises from our daily Bible reading, and try to apply them to our personal situations. God says “Yes” to His promises and […]
Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” The dictionary defines ‘satisfaction’ or ‘contentment’ as “the fulfillment of one’s wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.” That seems such a dream, doesn’t it? In reality though, we have wishes that remain unfulfilled, expectations […]
