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“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  Galatians 6:9 (NIV) How does that verse strike you?  Lately I have been struggling with a situation in my life.  Sometimes doing the right thing is hard.  Sometimes, how about most…

“Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced  that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.”  2 Timothy 1:12b I stumbled across this verse a few years ago.  I remember it clearly.  It was a Saturday morning.  I had made myself…

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”  Ephesians 6:10 (NIV) I have read and recited this verse lots of times and glanced over it to the armor of God passage.  It was an intro for me to focus on being properly equipped for the spiritual battle we are in.  Yet as…

“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sin no more.”  Isaiah 43:25 (NIV) Over my lifetime the enemy has been great at reminding me of all my past sins.  He is living up to his name in Revelation 12:10, “the accuser of our brothers and…

“even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is a light to you.” Psalm 139:12 This week in Bible I am teaching my students about one of the attributes of God – He is omnipresent.  I love teaching God’s Word.  And I love when my…

“He said to them, ‘Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?”  Luke 24:38 Sitting at my kitchen table in the early morning hours on Sunday, I read this verse.  It stood out to me like neon sign.  I felt as though Jesus was talking right to me.  Like He was…

“Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?  Does he who formed the eye not see?”  Psalm 94:9 (NIV) Do you ever feel like God isn’t listening?  Or maybe He doesn’t see what is going on around you?  Maybe you feel alone.  Take hold of this verse! I love the word picture the Lord paints…

“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”  Psalm 91:1(NIV) As I am writing this, it is storming outside.  The lightening is illuminating the sky.  The thunder is clapping so hard that Foxy, our dog, is sticking to me like glue.  The wreath hanging on the…

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”  Psalm 119:11 This year one of my goals has been to memorize Romans 8.  One of the ways I am working on that is to listen to it on my Bible app each morning.  I usually am putting on makeup…

“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’  She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means ‘Teacher’).”  John 20:16 (NIV) A few weeks ago I was meeting a friend and my sister for coffee at Kneaders.  I filled up my coffee cup and turned to head toward the table. “Louise.” I heard my name…