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Archive for March, 2009

TODAY’S VERSE
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
I Peter 5:7 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
So often you hear the admonitions, “Don’t fear.”, “Stop worrying.” or “Quit being afraid.” These are helpful and can often stop us from pursuing a downward spiral of despair. But Peter had a better way. Instead of clipping back the [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.”
Romans 1:6 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
I never tire of hearing the word “called.” There are many things that I would choose in life. But how many choose me? What about you? How many times have you waited to see if your name was [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalms 23:4 (NIV)
 
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Fear can cripple us. It is an insidious cancer of the mind that eats away at our opportunities in life. Why is [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“Being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.”
Colossians 1:11 (NIV)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is – patience!”
Galatians 5:22 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Patience can be a very difficult to come by and yet what a powerful attribute to have. Think of all that could be [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God.”
Psalm 50:14 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Why do we make it so hard? What is it about God that we think we have to earn His love? It’s not that God wants us to. He doesn’t. The fact is we can’t! However, there is something deep inside of us that wants to [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart.”
Psalms 19:8 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
The Bible is a precious gift from God. Divinely inspired, it was written in order that we might know how to live. The Bible inspires, convicts, guides, warns and teaches us. David wrote that believing what the Bible says is [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10 (NIV)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
 TODAY’S THOUGHT
I live so much of life as if it all depended on me. I must achieve. I must make people [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family.”
Judges 8:27 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
What was a great political victory ended up being a Spiritual defeat. The Israelites had done evil [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”
Luke 6:36 (NLT)
“Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”
I Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Jesus was our example. For over two thousand years people have heard the story of His amazing Love. Jesus commanded that we needed to be loving, [...]

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TODAY’S VERSE
“So your servant has found courage to pray to you.”
1 Chronicles 17:25 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Why would someone need courage to pray? Have you? I have. Praying is all about courage. It is looking at your situation and saying, “I will exercise my faith and trust that God is all that He says He is and [...]

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