Even the birds have ears Do not curse the king, even in your thought; Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom; For a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a bird in flight may tell the matter. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:20 When I was a little girl, I remember hearing oneContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 10:13-20”
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Ecclesiastes 10:1-12
Gracious Words A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different. The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool shall swallow him up; ~ Ecclesiastes 10:11-12 I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somewhere early in my life, I was deeply hurtContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 10:1-12”
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
The Quiet Power of Wisdom I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me. ~ Ecclesiastes 9:13 There’s a quiet kind of power in having wisdom that often goes unnoticed in the noise of the world. Today’s scripture reading gives us a striking picture: a poor, wise man saves aContinue reading “Ecclesiastes 9:13-18”
April 20, 2025 (Evening)
It’s Cancelled He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ~ Colossians 2:14 Have you ever had to cancel something? Maybe a meeting, a reservation, or an appointment? What happened? Once you canceled it, it didn’t happen. You didn’t show up and go throughContinue reading “April 20, 2025 (Evening)”
April 20, 2025
Focus on the details “He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ” ~ Luke 24:6-7 Today, we celebrate Resurrection Sunday,Continue reading “April 20, 2025”
April 19, 2025
Behold your Lamb Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. It is the LORD’s Passover. ~ Exodus12:5, 11 As we are approaching resurrection day, I want to take a moment to focus on why we celebrate this spring holiday. We call it Easter, but at its heart, we are celebratingContinue reading “April 19, 2025”
April 18, 2025
Just one more step Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. ~ Luke 23:26 When we think of Jesus’ journey to the cross, our minds oftenContinue reading “April 18, 2025”
April 17, 2025
What will you do? And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. ~ Matthew:27:31 This moment in Scripture is one of the most sobering scenes in all of history. Jesus, the Son of God, was not only beatenContinue reading “April 17, 2025”
April 16, 2025
I am Barabbas Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. ~ Matthew 26:26 This moment in scripture is one of the most vivid and tangible pictures of the gospel message. On that day, Barabbas, a known rebel and criminal, was released, and Jesus, theContinue reading “April 16, 2025”
April 15, 2025
Forgive But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. Matthew 26:50 Forgiveness is one of the most powerful expressions of God’s love—and one of the most challenging things we are called to do. In this moment from Matthew 26, Jesus knew JudasContinue reading “April 15, 2025”