God, you love every one of your children and we love you in return. But sometimes someone wanders away. You need to leave the rest of us behind to find the lost one and that is fine with me. I will be okay while you’re gone. Oh, me? You mean me? You want me to …
Category: good works
Enduring Honor
The scripture for today, December 26 (12/26), is John 12:26 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." Ah, Lord Jesus. We claim we understand how humble you were, then build great …
A Few Minutes of Star Glow
The scripture for today, December 25 (12/25), is Proverbs 12:25 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible: "An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up." Yesterday, did you see anyone sitting alone looking downcast? Go back there today. S/he may not be there, but someone else may be. It …
Follow your heart
The scripture for today, December 3 (12/3), is Romans 12:3 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment in accordance with the measure of faith …
But when, Lord?
The scripture for today, November 29 (11/29), is Matthew 11:29f as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest …
Kaleidoscope
Ah, my God, you are so noble and trustworthy. If I trust in your judgment, then what is best will happen ~ one more step closer to conquering the world. Conquering bad with good. You are life and you work every moment to rescue me from a world of sin to deliver me to a …
Seeing myself as others do
The scripture for today, October 24 (10/24), is 1st Corinthians 10:24 as found in the New Testament of the Bible: "Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others." The context of this verse is that some of the members of the church in Corinth were expressing opinions or doing things that were offensive to …
And was that a wink, Lord?
https://northernlightspublishinghouse.com/1107-2/my-book-applied-christianity/Ah, my Lord God, when I give anything to you, it is not really a gift. I am only returning what is already yours. The world and all that is in it is yours because you created everything. Then you loaned it all to humans to take care of for you. You give each of …
Unrealized Blessings
My life, Lord, is like a small boat on a vast ocean. I cannot walk on anything solid, but your heaven has streets of gold. I cannot see anything beyond the vast waters of time, but you can see the future. When waves of verbal and physical attacks threaten, you steady me and say, “Peace! …
Pleasing yourself
The scripture for today, October 11 (10/11), is Psalm 10:11 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible: "He says to himself, 'God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees.' " You believe in God in some form. And you believe that God knows what you do. But do you sometimes bury your beliefs …