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Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.  These are the things I … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:1  Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?  (World English Bible) David spent years living with the reality that men were pursuing … Continue reading →

Lamentations 3:25  The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; This morning as I was considering what I would write, my mind was filled with lots of  stuff.  We have a … Continue reading →

Acts 13:22  After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him  o do.’ Think of God being … Continue reading →

Proverbs 22:6  Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Yesterday I used the illustration of training our children when they were little in the principle of obedience … Continue reading →

Romans 13:10  Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Over the years I have been greatly helped by focusing on the importance of biblical love.  Love always takes priority.  While we are free … Continue reading →

Proverbs 27:5-6a  Better is open rebuke than hidden love.  6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, One of my classes at Wheaton Grad School dealt with resolving conflicts.  We each had to take a test that measured our view … Continue reading →

Psalm 9:1  I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonder. Have you ever thought of praying scripture?  Years ago I heard a teaching on this idea and it has been a … Continue reading →

Proverbs 17:3  The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the  heart. Many years ago I heard the story of an old cowboy Christian.  He described God’s dealings with him as gold being purified.  Apparently … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:14  Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. Have you noticed how God just loves to use the experience of ‘waiting’ in our lives?  We have such a tendency to expect things … Continue reading →