Glimpses of Things Renewed “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God for I will yet praise Him my savior and my God.” Psalm 42:5 I realize with each passing day that there are things in this life I’m only going to get a glimpse ...
Renewal From The Inside Out Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For these light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:16, 17 Sometimes my world doesn’t turn quite ...
The Refreshing Kiss of God “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth…for your love is more delightful than wine.” Song of Songs 1:1 There is just something about a kiss! There is an enormous expression of wordless emotions summed up in a simple kiss. It’s like our lips were created most ...
The Restoring Crowd Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 They say there are sprinters and long distant runners and each ...
Renewed By a Son’s Freedom “Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.’” John 3:34-35 I once thought about joining the Navy, but the truth is, that lingering thought passed ...
Rest From Needing Approval Since that time He (Jesus) waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:13, 14 From the time I was a little boy I have loved sports! Mostly I like football and golf ...
Refreshed from Bitterness “…When they came to Marah , they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That’s why the place is called Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying “What are we to drink?” Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He ...
Needing Rest “There remains then a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest, also rest from his own work, just as God did from His.” Hebrews 4:9-10 Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, not physically, but mentally and emotionally and I know that I need some rest. These feelings of ...
Healing Heart “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; and he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” Revelation 7:17 I never feel as though I really fit in anywhere so I mostly walk around ...
49 Days of Grace Day 5 The Grace of a New Name! “I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.” Revelations 2:17b Our names mean so much to us, maybe more than we’ve given them credit. Your name ...
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