“When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Silence! Be still!’ Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.” – Mark 4:39 (NLT) I’m always intrigued when my kids can sleep through a really loud thunder storm. I can hardly hear myself think and there they are, snoozing away. […]

“Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.” – Matthew 12:13 NKJV In the passage of scripture preceding this verse, Jesus has been asked by the Pharisees whether it is lawful to heal someone on the Sabbath. He says to […]

“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” – Hebrews 4:12 NLT The Word of God is alive! It’s not lifeless. It does not simply lie on a page and […]

“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I […]

“And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.” – John 1:14 AMP Jesus is the Word […]

“who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power…” – Hebrews 1:3a NKJV This scripture tells us Jesus upholds all things by the word of his power. Note that it doesn’t say he upholds all things by his power directly. […]

“But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” – Matthew 4:4 NLT After being baptized, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After forty days of fasting, the devil said […]

I was reading Acts 20 in my quiet time earlier this week, and verses 26 and 27 in the Amplified version really moved me. “Therefore I testify and protest to you on this [our parting] day that I am clean and innocent and not responsible for the blood of any of you. For I never shrank or kept back or fell […]

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” – 3 John 2 What does it mean to prosper? If you reach for a dictionary you might find it defined as the act of succeeding in material terms or being financially successful. But what does […]