But as for me, my prayer to you, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of your lovingkindness, Answer me with your saving truth. (Psalm 69:13) How many times have we heard the old saying that “timing is everything?” This is especially true with God’s timing and the...

Nehemiah 4:7-9 “Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jeruselum were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became angry, and all of them conspired together to attack Jeruselum and create confusion....

James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. For most of my life, I have struggled with low self-esteem. As a kid, I was constantly picked on, forced into my own shell and...

Matthew 12:36 “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.” Why is it we get the mentality that we can be free to speak and act on our own never contemplating the repercussions? We hastily speak how we feel at any given moment,...

Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, [a] I will fear...

John 15:4-6 “Abide in me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.  I am the vine, you are the branches.  He who abides in me, and I in him bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing. In front of...

Hebrews 9:14 KJV How much more shall the blood of Christ , who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Often, nearly daily I pray this scripture for myself and or others. Jesus, fulfilled and completed a better covenant...

Phil 4:6-8 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and...

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. (Ps 27:4, NKJV). I recently read a great book called “Margin” by Dr. Richard Swenson.  The basic premise...

Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and him with Me.” In church this past Sunday, Pastor Ben alluded to God wanting us to “come back to the table….” I think the table...