Gen.14:18-20 – And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said,“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,Possessor of heaven and earth;And blessed be God Most High,Who has handed over your enemies to you.”And he gave him a tenth …
Jn.6:9 – “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” Needless to say, God’s ways are not our ways, not even close. Every year about this time I begin to reflect on one of Jesus great miracles, the feeding of the multitudes, …
Matt. 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Augustine famously said it like this, “Our hearts are restless until we find our rest in you”. This world can really beat you up. Everything from terrorist attacks to political chaos, from financial drama to unexpected health …
So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared”. Gen.32:30 We saw Jacob’s journey begin as a young man at Bethel. It was the place of Jacob’s ladder that marked the beginning of God’s plan for Jacob. God’s plan was more than …
Mark 10:29,30 ¶ So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters …
MERRY TUESDAY BY PARRIS BAILEY- And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and …
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 What does it mean to be a Christian? For some, it’s based on their culture or the church they were raised in. For others, it is whether they prayed ‘the sinner’s prayer’ …
James 3:2 For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Speaking in other tongues helps us enjoy the benefit of a controlled tongue. James tells us of these benefits. For we all stumble in many ways. …
MERRY MONDAY BY PARRIS BAILEY- “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy” Jude 1:24 Matthew Henry said, “Take heed of throwing yourselves out of the love of God to you, or its delightful, cheering, strengthening …
Mark 10:46 ¶ Then they *came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. It displays the desperation of a hurting soul, the kindness …
