Saying goodbye for now
James 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, …
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Trusting the Word
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And …
Jesus invites Himself in
Luke19:1-6 He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax …
I’m surrounded – praise the Lord!
Psalm 31:7-8 I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known …
Little ones to Him belong – and so do I!
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden …
Clothed in joy, and dancing
Psalm 30:11-12 NRSV You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with …
His glory, not mine
It’s important to have a bit of background for today’s passage, from Luke 10:17-20. Jesus chose seventy-two of His followers …
The goodness and love of God
Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in …
Joy in the morning
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O Lord my God, …
Leaping for joy – my reward is great!
Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account …
Blooming Joy! 