Dear Friends, There is a passage in one of Jesus’ discourses with which most of us are very familiar. It is found in Matthew’s Gospel, Chapter 6: “…Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on…..Which of you by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
One Day at a Time
Posted in Spiritual, tagged anxious, careful, Faith, trust, worry on June 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Planting of the Lord
Posted in Spiritual, tagged Faith, planting, plants, tree planted, trees, trust on May 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dear Friends, Our Lord Jesus identified Himself with the prophecy of Isaiah (61): “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the [...]
Some Better Thing
Posted in Spiritual, tagged cloud of witnesses, Faith, hope, inheritance, promise, trials, turmoil on March 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dear Friends, In my last Letter, I recalled a number of examples of troubles and trials working together for good, the Valley of A’chor representing not only ‘trouble’ but also a ‘door of Hope.’ “And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of [...]
Trust Also
Posted in Spiritual, tagged anxious, careful, commit, commit your way, Faith, my times, prayer, Rest, submit, trust, woes and griefs, worry on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, Commit your way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psa. 37:5) This very meaningful portion of Scripture is very familiar to most of us, probably having been memorized at one time or another. But a poem in one of our recent devotional readings made a [...]
Precious Promises
Posted in Spiritual, tagged Faith, His purposes, hope, promise, promises, timeless on December 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Referring again to a quotation in my last letter from 2 Peter 1:4 & 5, a further thought stood out to me concerning God’s “precious and wondrous promises” which He has given to us. The phrase “in order that” explains the purpose for these wondrous promises. They are given in order that- through them – [...]
Grace Great Enough
Posted in Spiritual, tagged Faith, Grace, hope, love, Peace on November 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Having mothered six children, been involved with our own business, and having been active in our local Church for many years, I know what it’s like to be overwhelmed with daily activities. I can relate to some of my readers who are ‘stressed out’ with modern day pressures and demands. Over the last number of [...]
The Greatest of These
Posted in Spiritual, tagged 1 Cor. 13, Faith, hope, love on October 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Dear Friends, “And now abides FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE.” (1 Cor. 13:13) The context of this reassuring declaration is that, for the present, we have only limited sight, seeing things as if in a mirror dimly. And the knowledge we have is very limited and imperfect. But [...]
Have Faith in God
Posted in Spiritual, tagged Faith, hope, love on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, FAITH is the first of the triad of that which “abides,” and is very closely related to HOPE and LOVE. In my last letter regarding our HOPE in God, I stated that “Biblical hope is inseparable from Faith in God. It is not merely a wish or a want but, rather, a confident [...]
Hope Thou in God
Posted in Spiritual, tagged compassion, Faith, His Mercies, hope on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? HOPE THOU IN GOD: for I shall yet praise Him who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” In one of our recent devotional readings, I was very much inspired by this phrase and determined to see what [...]
God’s Mysterious Ways
Posted in Spiritual, tagged courage, Faith, His purposes, Mysterious, plan, Purpose on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, There is an interesting statement in Romans 14:7 that is an oft quoted adage: “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.” How often is that an applicable reality in the little events of everyday life. I have often been awed by the thought of a person’s life [...]