Growing in Grace

I Corinthians 13:13 (AMP) And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love. Who doesn’t love the “love chapter” of the Bible?…

Catch All the Foxes

Song of Solomon 2:15-16 (NLT) Catch all the foxes, those little foxes, before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! My lover is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. One thought. A single thought. It begins as just a whisper in our mind. It must be carefully…

Move On

I Peter 1:8 (TLB) You love him even though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself. The thought of inexpressible joy may seem like a foreign concept to us and I guess in a sense…

Time To Bloom

James 1:2-5 (TLB) Dear brothers, is your life full of difficulties and temptations? Then be happy, for when the way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow. So let it grow, and don’t try to squirm out of your problems. For when your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready…

The Gift of Plodding

Galatians 6:9 (AMP) Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in. Plod – to walk heavily or more laboriously or trudge; to proceed in a tediously slow manner; or to work with constant and monotonous perseverance or drudge. Are you…

My Legacy

Psalm 37:18-19 (AMP) The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will continue forever. They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied. When I was a child, I spent weekends with my paternal grandparents. There are so many wonderful memories of time…

Increase My Faith

Luke 17:5 (NKJV)  And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” Spring is in the air. Planning for Easter activities at church has begun. The bushes are blooming. Pollen is floating. I am happy to report I have survived another much dreaded Daylight Savings time change where a precious hour of sleep is…

Fruitless Faith

Luke 17:5-9 (TLB) One day the apostles said to the Lord, “We need more faith; tell us how to get it.” “If your faith were only the size of a mustard seed,” Jesus answered, “it would be large enough to uproot that mulberry tree over there and send it hurtling into the sea! Your command would bring…

Soulful Sowing

Hosea 10:12 (NIV) Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you. God has already provided for us. He has supplied every need. The Lord desires to bless us. To prosper us in the land of the…

Just Plowing

Psalm 126:4-6 (NLT) Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest. Restore us, oh Lord. Has that been the cry of your heart lately? Are you…