Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,  but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”- John 4:13-14 In the Old Testament one of the most feared events was a famine. There are many stories of how God’s people responded when famines began and often it was not in ways that helped their situations. They were so afraid of famines that they tried to get rain for themselves by looking to and worshiping the false gods of the pagan countries around them. They took “control” by trying to…

 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.  But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,  and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.  For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Matthew 20: 25-28 Today’s passage was as much needed reminder for me this week. I work in a service industry and my job is to assist others with…

So he began shouting, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him. But he only shouted louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” – Luke 18: 38-39 When Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, knowing that His time had come to suffer and die for the sins of the world, He purposely traveled through Jericho. Sitting along side the road was a blind beggar named Bartimaeus. When he heard that Jesus was nearby he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many people told him to be quiet, but he only shouted louder and Jesus…

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. – Titus 2:13 One of the biggest joys of travel has always been anticipation for the trip to begin. Over the years anticipation has created excitement and joy and encouraged many travelers during the weeks and months of waiting. During the last two years anticipation has been replaced with worry and stress over the pandemic and new requirements to travel. Many travelers cancel because anxiety has stolen their joy and excitement. But in the last few months I’ve noticed that hopeful anticipation is returning. Even in my own travels I…

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. – 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 I recently saw a short video of a warrior who was engaged in a battle on a beach. Several other soldiers were under cover of their shields as fiery arrows flew through the sky. The man looked up to the heavens, raised his arms and closed his eyes. Hundreds of arrows landed all around him, but none struck him. The video was intended to be a joke, but the more I…

How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! – Psalm 32:1 Last weekend my husband continued the renovation work on our home by recovering the floors. The old floors were made up of multiple types of materials that had been pieced together over the years and did not match each other. There were different colors of laminate flooring as well as mismatched broken tiles. It was functional, but a constant reminder that things were not done the way they should have been and of the abuse that had taken place by the previous tenants. With each new piece of flooring that was installed I began…

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;    your works are wonderful,    I know that full well.My frame was not hidden from you    when I was made in the secret place,    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body;    all the days ordained for me were written in your book    before one of them came to be. – Psalm 139:14-16 The bible tells us that the Lord God took dust from the ground and formed a man from it. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living person. – Genesis 2:7 I have often passed over this passage without giving it much thought. But…

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.: – John 14:6 I am reading a book called What if it’s true? which is challenging me dive deeper into God’s word and into my own understanding of who Jesus is. That’s right in the direction of where I believe God is asking me to go with Him this season of my life – deeper, beyond my safe and known surface belief to a more intimate, treasured and passionate life with Him. The author commented that if Jesus is the way, then He’s taking us somewhere. But where? That destination is revealed in the…