2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
(17) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
To be in a place where all things are new is to be in a place of discovery. Just to step through the door and come upon the first [...]
Ephesians 1:19-23 KJV
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Though I don’t begin to know everything about electrical power, I do know that there are different levels of it. From the tiniest little current that travels along a miniscule wire to the [...]
Ephesians 1:17-18 ISV
(17) I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation through knowing Christ fully.
(18) Then, with the eyes of your hearts enlightened, you will know the hope of his calling, the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
You’ve [...]
Isaiah 57:10 You were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, ‘It is hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint.
She had become so wearied by what seemed to be failure in every aspect of her life. Just to get up and face another day seemed to [...]
Isaiah 49:15 NIV “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
49:16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Really from the [...]
2 Corinthians 2:14 (Amplified)
But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere,
It was actually his now. Never missing a practice and spending hours of shooting baskets with dad had paid off. [...]
2 Corinthians 10:2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
I’ve had [...]
Psalms 32:1 A David psalm. Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be– you get a fresh start, your slate’s wiped clean.
Psalms 32:2 Count yourself lucky– GOD holds nothing against you and you’re holding nothing back from him.
(The Message)
For some reason this passage reminded me of a couple things to which I was exposed yesterday.
I [...]
(Psalms 84:4) How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually. Selah
:5 Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
:6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.
:7 [...]
Act 9:22 But Saul was more filled with power, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus, proving that this One is the Christ.
You know, it’s so easy to get caught up with concerns about who is saying what about whom, and just how we’re being perceived by those that “really matter”. As soon as [...]
