“But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6 (NIV, emphasis mine) I cannot believe this is a struggle, I thought as I quietly listened. I knew her story. I knew she had an immense Biblical background. She had many family…
Category: Grace
The Power Of A Woman, Part VI
“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent.” Joshua 6:17b (ESV) Opening the door to her well-known if not well-despised inn, Rahab spied the foreigners. Terror-filled eyes searched the room for safety. Somehow, something inside her knew these men. This was drastically different…
The Power Of A Woman, Part IV
“I remember your genuine faith, for you share that faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.” 2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) Eunice was a spiritually single mother. She, a Jewess, married a Greek. She would share her life but not her faith…
He Is With HIM, Part II
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:15 NIV Six days until His reunion with His Father. It’s time to enter Jerusalem, a place where Jesus is a marked man. Religious rulers didn’t like how this man riled the people and called the…
He is with HIM, Part I
Seven days and counting. Seven days before His much anticipated reunion with His Father. Walking the hot, dusty road, Jesus leads the way to Bethany with His disciples. Each step brings Him closer to His destiny, a calling His disciples could not comprehend. How did God encourage His Son throughout the most difficult week of…
Mary’s Treasures, Part VI
Mary and Joseph receive a special blessing together when the obediently present Jesus at the temple.
Mary’s Treasures, Part II
“Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished.” Luke 1:45, NIV Mary knew her life path had veered into unchartered territory. I knew Gabriel had visited me and I clearly recalled his pronouncement. It was just so hard to believe God was doing this, and…
The Gift
“Love must be sincere.” Romans 12:9 NIV Glancing at the clock, I rushed to heat the oven. It was almost 7am. What was I thinking? I needed that turkey in stat! Why couldn’t I find that roasting pan? Climbing atop a chair I had recently relocated from the table, I threw open the cupboard…
Faithfully Facing Uncertainty, Part IV
“He said to his servants, ‘Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.’” Genesis 22:5 NIV When Abraham decided to follow God, he was a relative newcomer to faith. He did not come from a godly heritage. He…
He Hears, Always
“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:12 NIV “No one is listening to me,” shouted the petite teenage-girl, turning and dashing out the door, abandoning both the conversation and the home she dearly loved. The past few months had seemed like eternity,…