"Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring."   Pr 27:1 NLT Unexpected events can knock us off our feet.  And while some of us get knocked down and out, others get back up...  Read More

"Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord." Ro 12:11 NIV Just as an EKG can measure the health of our physical heart and blockages that can threaten it.  It's helpful...  Read More

"He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not whole-heartedly."  2 Ch 25:2 NIV The Bible says, "Amaziah...did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly" (vv. 1-2 NIV).  ...  Read More

"Cease from anger."   - Psalm 37:8 AMPC Small offenses can be forgiven easily.  But when someone hurts us badly and seems to be getting away with it, forgiveness is a real challenge.  Until you forgiv...  Read More

"When the grain had sprouted...then the tares also appeared."   Matthew 13:26 NKJV Jesus said: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy cam...  Read More

"He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him."  Heb 7:25 NKJV A Christian leader writes: "The Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari was a poor man. And yet his violins...  Read More

"Our inner selves wait {earnestly] for the Lord; He is our Help and our Shield."                PS 33:20 AMPC    Our inner self can be trained to wait  on God, even though our outer self is stressed a...  Read More

"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish."      John 6:9 NIV If you feel like you're not talented enough to br used by God, read the story of the feeding of the 5000 men. If you...  Read More

"The very hairs of your head are all numbered."       Luke 12:7 NKJV If you want to know how incomprehensively big God is, read this:  "My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand ...  Read More

"Come before His presence with singing."    Ps 100:2 NKJV The psalmist wrote, Come before His presence with singing...Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be th...  Read More

"O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel."      Ps 22:3 The original King James Bible says, "O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel."  The New King James Bible says, "You are...enthrone...  Read More

"At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God."     Acts 16:25 NKJV Even science agrees that music has healing power.  Today we have music therapists who play sounds that set capti...  Read More