Psalm 69: 7-16 4 (NIV) 7 For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. 8 I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children; 9 for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. 10 When…
Ephesians 1:7-10 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in…
2 Corinthians 4:16 Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. A grandmother’s story reminds me of the challenge of aging. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, “Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?” I mentally polished my halo and I…
John 15:13 NIV Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. Ephesians 5:2 NIV And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. I find it interesting that children often have a…
James 2:14-19 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,”…