Yesterday, Friday, August 18, 2023, my husband Rick and I went for a morning walk at Park Road Park in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA). I like to take pictures when I am at the park, and this one that I am posting here is one that I took yesterday. I was drawn to this particular … Continue reading He Leads Me Beside Still Waters
Bible
Watch Out for Deceivers
2 John 1:4-6 ESV “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And … Continue reading Watch Out for Deceivers
How to Know We Have Eternal Life
1 John 5:11-13 ESV “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of … Continue reading How to Know We Have Eternal Life
What Do You Crave?
Philippians 3:17-21 ESV “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is … Continue reading What Do You Crave?
Keep Pressing on Toward the Goal
Philippians 3:12-16 ESV “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward … Continue reading Keep Pressing on Toward the Goal
Works versus Works
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13 ESV There is much … Continue reading Works versus Works
Worthy of the Gospel of Christ
Philippians 1:27-30 ESV “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not … Continue reading Worthy of the Gospel of Christ
Torn Between the Two
Philippians 1:21-26 ESV “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that … Continue reading Torn Between the Two
Making the Word Fully Known
Paul, who was one of Christ’s NT apostles, wrote this as a letter to the saints and faithful brothers (and sisters) in Christ at Colossae. He began the letter by encouraging them that he had heard of their faith and of the love they had for all the saints and how the gospel of Christ … Continue reading Making the Word Fully Known
The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit
2 Corinthians 13:11-14 ESV “Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God … Continue reading The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit
Run With It 