Meekness is not a word we use very often. Many believe that meekness means weakness. It doesn’t. It also does not mean spinelessness or indecisiveness. It does not mean to be polite or timid or even naturally kind and soft spoken. So what is meekness? Matthew Henry said meekness is,
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up… God, you say when words are many, sin is not absent (Proverbs 10:19). I spoke too many words today – harsh, tearing down words – and I cannot get them back. Out
The older I get, the more I can look back and see God’s hand in every season. Some seasons are slow and monotonous. I remember the early years of motherhood. “The days are long, but the years are short,” they said. Those years were definitely packed full of simple joys. But goodness, there
On one of my traveling adventures, I remember walking through a certain city in a certain nation and feeling the darkness of the atmosphere. Have you ever been somewhere and felt like that? There was a heaviness that almost felt inescapable. Physical signs pointed to extreme human brokenness. Carnal activity
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and
As my family celebrated the New Year with fireworks, my son asked his dad if he could help with the pyrotechnics. Most eleven-year-old boys love the chance to engage danger. However, Daniel has a proper perspective of fireworks. From an early age, my husband taught him the power and potential
“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:8 Imagine that you are the most powerful person in the world. There is nothing you can´t do. Every president of every nation and worldwide organization obeys
When she was four, funny, and anything but fragile, my youngest got her first hearing aid. It had been a long time coming, and let me tell you… we were all about as giddy as it gets. Funny how hearing makes you realize just how much you’ve been missing. I remember those early
If you’ve ever wondered if God can hear your prayers when you’re deep in the consequences of your sin, look no further than today’s verses. Make no mistake; Jonah had sinned and run away from God. He allowed hatred and fear toward a specific group of people to poison his
“So she set out and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelich.” – Ruth 2:3 If you came into this study expecting only a love story, you know by