Monday, May 12, 2014

This is a red letter prediction of the most important event in history. Of course they misunderstood. They were into laws and buildings, not the real temple of God.

John 2:19-21


Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.


Sunday, May 11, 2014

What a promise! If we believe, then follow him as his disciple Nathanael did, this red letter promise is for us too. How cool is that?

John 1:51
And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”

Saturday, May 10, 2014

I broke down in tears yesterday singing Amazing Grace. God gives steadfast love to both the wounded and the joyful. He asks for our praise and he asks for our obedience. Need a refuge? Sing and obey.

Psalm 59:16-17
But I will sing of your strength;
  I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the   morning.
For you have been to me a fortress 
  and a refuge in the day of my distress.
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
  for you, O God, are my fortress,
  the God who shows me steadfast love.


Friday, May 9, 2014

"Then he opened their minds"... This is why I read the Bible every day. My mind is opened and I understand more and more. We've been given the gift of the Holy Spirit, I for one, love tapping that gift.

Luke 24:44-45
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

We all have a refuge. And when we ask, God will send forth "His mercy and His truth." Sounds like a good deal to me!

Psalm 57:1-3
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, 
Until these calamities have passed by.

I will cry out to God Most High,
To God who performs all things for me.

He shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. 
Selah 
God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.




Monday, May 5, 2014

For dear Rebecca. You may have lost your husband but you may walk in the light of life.

Psalm 56:12-13
I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.
For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

Friday, May 2, 2014

My dear friend Ken, you have your wings now, "be at rest."

Psalm 55:4-6
My heart is in anguish within me;
  the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
  and horror overwhelms me.
And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
  I would fly away and be at rest;