The Three Pots of Seeds

Recently, my husband and three daughters planted flowers together. Each girl had her own pot and packet of seeds. My husband gave them instructions and assisted them. My younger two daughters (2 and…

Mark 10:14 (KJV), Mark 10:15 (KJV), Mark 10:16 (KJV)

God Works in Ways We Can't Understand!

How many times have we prayed for a miracle and then sat around trying to figure out how God is going to do it? Sometimes we even try to take matters into our own hands and "help" Him answer our prayers!…

Sin is sin!

These verses reminded me that sin is sin and there is no ranking system. I know we all gasp at the "major" sins and judge each other accordingly, especially those who are famous or political figures.…

Luke 13:2 (KJV), Luke 13:3 (KJV)

Detailed and specific

Have you ever been given instructions that are clear as mud? I have!!! I know the feeling of leaving a meeting with a very vague, abstract set of directions. That is not a good feeling. I'm so glad that…

Exodus 26:1 (NIV), Exodus 26:2 (NIV), Exodus 26:3 (NIV), Exodus 26:4 (NIV), Exodus 26:5 (NIV), Exodus 26:6 (NIV), Exodus 26:7 (NIV), Exodus 26:8 (NIV), Exodus 26:9 (NIV), Exodus 26:10 (NIV), Exodus 26:11 (NIV), Exodus 26:12 (NIV), Exodus 26:13 (NIV), Exodus 26:14 (NIV), Exodus 26:15 (NIV), Exodus 26:16 (NIV), Exodus 26:17 (NIV), Exodus 26:18 (NIV), Exodus 26:19 (NIV), Exodus 26:20 (NIV), Exodus 26:21 (NIV), Exodus 26:22 (NIV), Exodus 26:23 (NIV), Exodus 26:24 (NIV), Exodus 26:25 (NIV), Exodus 26:26 (NIV), Exodus 26:27 (NIV), Exodus 26:28 (NIV), Exodus 26:29 (NIV), Exodus 26:30 (NIV), Exodus 26:31 (NIV), Exodus 26:32 (NIV), Exodus 26:33 (NIV), Exodus 26:34 (NIV), Exodus 26:35 (NIV), Exodus 26:36 (NIV), Exodus 26:37 (NIV)

Stumbling Block

We should carry ourselves in a way that glorifies the Lord and draws others close to him. An act may not be a problem or sin for me but i should not engage in it if it causes another to sin. Example:…

1 Corinthians 10:23 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 10:24 (KJV)

A Score

A score equals 20 years so Abram was 86 years old.

Genesis 16:16 (KJV)

The Gift of the Nile

In ancient history I have read how important the Nile River was to the Egyptians. The annual flooding of the Nile made the surrounding land very fertile. The Egyptians planned their entire planting season…

Genesis 12:10 (KJV)

Adam was with Eve!?!?

I have read this verse many times but today I realized that Adam was WITH Eve as Satan deceived her. For some reason, I have always thought Eve was alone and then took the forbidden fruit back to Adam.…

Genesis 3:6 (KJV)

The breath of life

Jesus again breathed a new life into man after Jesus' resurrection.

Genesis 2:7 (KJV), John 20:22 (KJV)

Day without the sun?

I think it is awesome to see that God created light and then later created the sun. God is our light, even when the sun is not shinning!!

Genesis 1:5 (KJV)

Thank You for the most important Gift

As the Christmas and New Year holidays come to a close, I find myself relieved that all the buying and cooking are over! Frankly, I'm worn out from the pressure and stress of it all. I keep thinking that…

John 3:16 (KJV), John 3:17 (KJV)

Are We Making it Too Difficult?

This verse reminds me that we, as humans, create for ourselves extra "hoops" to jump through in order to be saved. God's Word tells us to obey his commandments and neither add nor subtract from them.

Deuteronomy 12:32 (KJV)

Without Blemish

Only the blood of Christ can make us this clean!

Leviticus 22:1 (KJV), Leviticus 22:2 (KJV), Leviticus 22:3 (KJV), Leviticus 22:4 (KJV), Leviticus 22:5 (KJV), Leviticus 22:6 (KJV), Leviticus 22:7 (KJV), Leviticus 22:8 (KJV), Leviticus 22:9 (KJV), Leviticus 22:10 (KJV), Leviticus 22:11 (KJV), Leviticus 22:12 (KJV), Leviticus 22:13 (KJV), Leviticus 22:14 (KJV), Leviticus 22:15 (KJV), Leviticus 22:16 (KJV), Leviticus 22:17 (KJV), Leviticus 22:18 (KJV), Leviticus 22:19 (KJV), Leviticus 22:20 (KJV), Leviticus 22:21 (KJV), Leviticus 22:22 (KJV), Leviticus 22:23 (KJV), Leviticus 22:24 (KJV), Leviticus 22:25 (KJV), Leviticus 22:26 (KJV), Leviticus 22:27 (KJV), Leviticus 22:28 (KJV), Leviticus 22:29 (KJV), Leviticus 22:30 (KJV), Leviticus 22:31 (KJV), Leviticus 22:32 (KJV), Leviticus 22:33 (KJV)

Dealing with hired help

I recently had my house painted. The work took a bit longer than expected and some portions had to be redone but at completion, we were satisfied. I did the final inspection with the owner of the business…

Leviticus 19:13 (KJV)

Of His Creation, not ours!

And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. (Exodus 20:25 KJV) We are God's creation and He created…

Exodus 20:25 (KJV)

The Love of A Merciful God

The Lord is our Father. As a parent, I take no pleasure in having to punish my children. I wish they would do right and never need correcting, yet I love them too much not to correct them. The old saying…

Ezekiel 33:10 (NIV), Ezekiel 33:11 (NIV)

Atonement for Us

Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.'" (Ezekiel 16:63 NIV)…

Ezekiel 16:63 (NIV)

Wash and Be Clean

Naaman's servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” (2…

2 Kings 5:13 (NIV84)

God is not random

But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, "Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I've been wounded."…

2 Chronicles 18:33 (NIV)

Keep it Simply Scripture (my version of K.I.S.S)

"Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar."(Proverbs 30:6 NIV) Many times in life, we, as Christians, add hoops and hurdles for each other to overcome to before we add them…

Proverbs 30:6 (NIV)

appreciate what you have now

"Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions." How many times do we long for the good old days or want things to be the way they were? We can't move…

Ecclesiastes 7:10 (NIV)

His Love Endures Forever!

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their…

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Sometimes you have to be politically incorrect

There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. In this day of political correctness, we must be careful not to be deceived into accepting things that are contrary to God's…

Proverbs 16:25 (NIV)

Who is the adulteress ?

As I read Proverbs 7 today and even yesterday with Ch 4-6, I kept thinking that the adulteress is Satan. In Ch 7 I was thinking again that the simple youth represents anyone who is not saved and is being…

Proverbs 7:1 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:2 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:3 (NIV84), Proverbs 7:4 (NIV84)

Take it to the Lord!

Cast your cares on the lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

Psalm 55:22 (NIV)