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Receive the Father’s Delight In You
On that day you need not be ashamed of all your deeds, your rebellious actions against me. // Zephaniah 3:11 The sun peeked over the top of the trees as...
Call Upon Him in Patient Trust
“Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he...
Chosen and Adopted
In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will. // Ephesians 1:5 My hands were shaking, whether from the...
Letting the Lord Nourish the Soil
Now I know that God is with me. In God, in whose promise I glory, in God I trust without fear. // Psalm 56: 10c-12 I ran up the stairs...
Fearlessly Proclaim WHO the Son of Man Is!
"But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." // Matthew 16:15-16 Growing up in Rhode...
Trusting the Nearness of Our God
Take care you remain calm and do not fear; do not let your courage fail. // Isaiah 7:4a I’d never gotten out of bed so quickly in my life. We...
His Plan Is Better
Know that the LORD does wonders for his faithful one; the LORD will hear me when I call upon him. // Psalm 4:4 The dense fog slowly cleared around the...
Let Yourself Be Chosen
He made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. // Psalm 100:3 My experience of college was miserable. I was away from home and desperately trying to...
He Knows You by Name
Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. // John 20:16 I sported my purple JanSport backpack through all of junior...
Answer the Question Jesus Asks
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” // John 5:5-6...
Relics! And Statues! And Furniture? Oh My!
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed...
Following the Longing of Our Hearts
"For the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." // 1 John 4:4 Why do you follow Jesus? I have found myself...