Our Blessed Assurance {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
"Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation." (Hebrews 11:1-2, NLT) It had been a few days by which my thoughts centered on faith. News events do not...
How Do You See Yourself?
How do you see yourself? It’s an important question, and one I raised to myself while recently reading 1 Peter 2:9-10. “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of...
Our Confidence in Prayer {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I must admit – there are days I just need the quiet. The calmness does my body and soul good, since my emotions can war against me. I spent time reflecting and ended up reading in 1 John 5 and became glued to one verse – a most familiar one at that: “This is the...
Fixed, Centered, and Prepared
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13, NASB) Here Peter begins with the word “therefore.” I once heard it said, when the word...
Approach
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is: Approach. A quick look in the dictionary brings clarity as the word is defined as "to draw closer to." "Therefore let us draw near...
His Word – Our Sustenance {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
We eat for any number of reasons – out of hunger, boredom, experimenting with a recipe, or for comfort. All may satisfy at the moment but then, in a short time, we must eat again. The food must be prepared and the table set, repeatedly. Upon creating man, God placed...