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Scripture of The Day   Ephesians 2:10: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.     The Greek word for workmanship is poiema — from the verb poieo, “to make.” (Compare “poem” and “poetry.”) The word signifies that which is…

Scripture of The Day    Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;  I have called you by name; you are mine. (Isaiah 43:1)     A few years ago I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Israel.  It was life-changing!  While there I bought a ring for myself.  It had inscribed on it…

Scripture of The Day Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.  (John 21:25)     Sometimes in my life, I pause and try to think back on what Jesus has done for me. It’s easy to…

Scripture of The Day Where this is no vision, the people perish…..(Proverbs 29:18)       To get somewhere you need to know where you are going.  You may not know the exact route, but you at least know the goal.  But if you get into your car and take off without a goal, you…

Scripture of The Day Intelligent children listen to their parents; foolish children do their own thing.   (Proverbs 13:1) The Message       Our scripture for the day is full of wisdom. Please read some of the remaining verses and meditate on them. 2. The good acquire a taste for helpful conversation; bullies push and shove…

Scripture of The Day    Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments…. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.  Psalm 112:1,3     I’ll never forget the time Gloria discovered that scripture. We didn’t have any money…

Scripture of The Day  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.  (Proverbs 3:5)   Life is a series of events that causes us to grow in our understanding.  There is so much to learn in life.  From our pursuits of higher knowledge to the passions of…

Scripture of The Day Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.  (Prov. 31:30) ESV   Do you ever get the feeling that you just don’t measure up?  I do.  Growing up in a house of entertainers and musicians, everyone was always trying to outdo each…

Scripture of The Day Is any thing too hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14)     We all walk through situations in life that look like they are impossible. As I read our “Scripture for the Day” I was reminded of one such time in our family and thought there is probably some of you that…

Scripture of The Day   I’ll tell you ….things you could never figure out on your own.  (Jeremiah 33:3) TM    When hard times come, and they will, we have a tendency to lower our expectations and end up settling for less than God wants for us.   Remember the scripture in Gen 18:14, “Is there…