Month: June 2024

“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.‘Your kingdom come,Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.‘Give us this day our daily bread.‘And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].‘And do not lead us into… Continue reading Your Will Be Done

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated), for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 AMP) Read full chapter REFLECTION  One of my students recently won first place at an annual speech festival and I was so surprised because the day… Continue reading The Courage to Go

“Therefore let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation].” (1 Corinthians 10:12 AMP) Read full chapter REFLECTION  This morning I felt ready to teach children the way they should go. And then as the day unfolded, flush… Continue reading Take Care

“Come now [and pay attention to this], you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and carry on our business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure… Continue reading What is secure in your life?

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom; A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord; His praise endures forever. (Psalm 111:10 AMP) Read full chapter REFLECTION  Our perfect Creator — the Maker of Heaven and Earth… Continue reading The Way of Wisdom

“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” (Proverbs 13:20 ESV) Read full chapter REFLECTION  In my life to date, I have walked with fools and I’ve walked with the wise…and I can testify that the former caused harm and doing the latter made me wiser. So, having… Continue reading Walk With The Wise

“And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and… Continue reading Be Transformed

“And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 AMP Read full chapter REFLECTION  I recently received a photo of artwork I created… Continue reading Continual Transformation

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [for He is perfect and never changes].” James 1:17 AMP Read full chapter… Continue reading Our Perfect Papa

“Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving]; 20 for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from… Continue reading I’m Listening…