“But what about you?” He asked, “Who do you say I am?” Matthew 16:15 NIV A question that surely penetrates a heart if it is considered truthfully and in all sincerity. How easy it is to rhyme off the rote answers we’ve collected reading our Bibles, listening to Pastors and Teachers deliver heart-tugging sermons and ha[...]
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1-2 ESV) Awaken Church. Arise and shine, for the glorious light of Christ s[...]
“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.” Isaiah 66:13 We do worship You, our Father, and in our worship, we give You our thanks. We thank You, not only for our mothers and grandmothers but for all the women who have filled that role. We remember those who are now deceased, who helped shape our lives, who t[...]
These tiny saplings in my care The answers to my every prayer Teaching me new things each day Filing my life with wonderland play Being a mother is more than it seems It's drying tears, and supporting dreams Giving guidance, and imposing protection Building capacity, and comforting rejection Learning to love oneself[...]
“I will sing to the ONE I love a song about HIS vineyard.“ Isaiah 5:1 “Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my LOVER come into HIS garden and taste its choice fruits.” Song of Songs (Song of Salomon) 4:16 For Women of GOD, fruitful vines, reproducin[...]
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NKJV) In the midst of all the chaos around you and your life, God has your back. Let me take you back to the year 2012 when I was 8 years old. I was diagnosed with having a tumor bigger[...]
“A thief has only one thing in mind, he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect, life in its fullness until you overflow” John 10:10 TPT “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who[...]
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 (ESV) As I was preparing this, I remembered when I was little in Sunday School singing, “Jesus Loves Me” …this I know, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO. But little did I understand how true this is. My first experience in this reality was about si[...]
If we decide to love as Christ loves us, it will look a lot like this: We would Submit to one another, Forgive one another, Encourage one another, Restore one another, Accept one another, CARE for one another, BEAR with one another, and CARRY one another's burdens, AS CHRIST DID. This is the shortlist of all God, through Christ,[...]
When I stop to think about it, I’m amazed that Jesus - the One who existed before the world began, the Highest Name above all names - also chooses to be the One who walks alongside me. But He does! There’s a beautiful example of this in Luke 24:13-35. Two disciples were walking to Emmaus the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Th[...]
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