Reading this week took me to Psalm 143: In particular, verse 8 touches me. “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning.” Amen. This is a prayer I’ll be saying for the next few days. Many mornings are filled with the activities of life. But to wake and hear the Lord’s love is a […]

John 12:3-8 reads: Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not […]

My pastor likes to say that sins are like grapes — they come in bunches. I was reminded of this when reading 2 Samuel 11 this week. And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, […]

Psalms 17:5-9 reinforces my dependence upon the Lord. It reminds me that it is only Him who keeps me, not my own strength. Without the Lord, I would be devoured by those who would seek my destruction. Therefore, I must lean into Him more, further trusting in Him for my future. The verses follow, but […]