For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26 And they said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 16:31 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 […]
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3:17 For the Lord giveth wisdom:out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! Proverbs 16:16 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may […]
“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and still they stand tall and wait for better days to come.” After waking up to snow yesterday morning and more this morning, I was reminded of this quote a dear praying friend had sent me. I looked out at all the beautiful snow that covered the trees. Just a short while ago these trees stood with bright green leaves before the temperature dropped. Once temperatures start dropping the leaves change color, start withering, and […]
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:13-14 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, […]
Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall And all those lonely roads that I have traveled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn’t see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every […]
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, […]
Wooden Cross Crown of Thorns Nails In it all He showed just how much He cared… “Would you take the place of this man Would you take the nails from his hands Would you take the place of this man Would you take the nails from his hands” “The moon and stars they wept The morning sun was dead The Savior of the world was fallen His body on the cross His blood poured out for us The weight of every curse upon him One final breath He gave As […]
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:11-14 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Indeed, Glory to God in the highest… The greatest gift of all was born in a manager in swaddling clothes. He came into this world for one purpose… to bear our sins on a cross. And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:18-25 Jesus…Name above all names… The true reason for the season. True love was born […]
My God, you formed me in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13) I praise you, because I was no accident. Even in my momma’s womb, God had a plan for me. He also has a plan for you. The enemy can whisper lies to hinder us from being what God intended for us. For example, the lies he has always shouted more than whispered to me… Betsy, you are too shy to pray out loud, you will just start crying if you sing or pray for others, you don’t know the […]
Courage…strength… peace… All 3 things I needed this past Sunday morning. Let me take you back to a Sunday morning in my past (as a youngster…probably 12?)…I got up to sing “God so loved the world” only to get half way through, glancing into the congregation, seeing my Great Aunt with tears streaming down her cheeks. Seeing her cry, made me begin crying and I ran back to my seat without finishing the song. The rest of the service, I just wanted to hide under my Momma’s arm from embarrassment and fear… Embarrassment because I was not able to finish the song, crying in front of everyone… Fear… because I was so worried about what everyone would think or say about me. Of course, my Great Aunt came to me explaining she was touched by the song was the reason for her tears. At the age I was though, I just couldn’t understand it. (Yes, I knew Jesus… but not at such a personal profound relationship yet.) I had been in Christmas plays at my church, even sung with others and with a lady that played the piano… I sang at church with a friend who played the guitar and finally made it through without tears. Still yet, I wanted to run and hide because I was so worried about what others may think or how I sounded or what they may say once church was over and they go […]
Romans 8:31 