“Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.” Isaiah 55:3 NIV Closing the door with a bang, her feet flew down the path, fleeing frustration, fear, and soon-to-be folly. As she rounded the bend, the beautiful…
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Growing Guidance, Part IV
“You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” Luke 10:41b- 42a “Sonshine” Plants can grow, but won’t thrive without light. A few years ago, one of our daughters tested an interesting science project. She planted a seed in soil within a jar covered with aluminum foil. After several weeks, she…
Lessons From Ruth, Part VIII
Read Ruth 4:11-22 Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 Through the…
Lessons from Ruth, Part III
“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Ruth 2:12 Read Ruth 2: Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose…
Lessons from Ruth, Part II
“So Naomi returned from Moab, accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.” Ruth 1:22 Read Ruth 1:20. “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almightyhas made my life very bitter. Naomi’s anguish was so great, she wanted to change her name. …
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Mary, Part V
Read John 19:25-27 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman,[a] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.”…
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Mary, Part III
Read Luke 1:46-49 46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. Reflect…
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Mary, Part II
Read Luke 1:39-45 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she…
Bloom Where You’re Planted: Mary, Part I
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. Luke 1:38 How many of us receive commands and unquestioningly do as told? Please read Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town…
“I am the Lord’s Servant”
“Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will…