I’m a follower of Jesus, wife, mom, and Mimi to 8 grandbabies here and 5 grandbabies I’m waiting to meet in in heaven. I live in the Twin Cities and serve as the Minister for Women‘s Ministry at The North Church in Mounds View, MN.
In Psalm 3, David sings, But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid … More Shields and sleep- for the LORD sustained me
January 3 Psalm 3 (ESV) Save Me, O My God A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 3:1 O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah [1] 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my … More January 3 Psalm 3
According to this song, popularized by the Statler Brothers, Well the Lord looked down from his window in the sky And said I created man but I don’t remember why Nothin’ but fightin’ since creation day I’ll send a little water and I’ll wash’em all away So the Lord came down to look around a … More “Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord”
January 3 Genesis 5-8 (ESV) Adam’s Descendants to Noah 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man [1] when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son … More January 3 Genesis 5-8
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. (Acts 1:14 ESV) First, notice that they were of one mind. They knew they needed each other, and so they hung out together. Pride and arguing over petty differences fall by the … More Priorities under pressure
January 2 Acts 1:12-26(ESV) Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and … More January 2 Acts 1:12-26
We just celebrated the birth of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Immanuel, God with us! J. C. Ryle further expands on the significance of the incarnation at Grace Gems: Let us take care that we have clear views of our Lord Jesus Christ’s nature and person. It is a point of the deepest … More Immanuel-God With Us!
January 2 Matthew 1:18-25 (ESV) The Birth of Jesus Christ 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ [1] took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed [2] to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her … More January 2 Matthew 1:18-25
Psalm 2:11 commands us to “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” Is this to mean that our joy in the Lord is on shaky ground? Do we have reason to be afraid? This is not the only place in the Bible where we will see seemingly contrary commands. The Bible describes Christ’s … More Shaky joy?
January 2 Psalm 2 (ESV) The Reign of the Lord‘s Anointed 2:1 Why do the nations rage [1] and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” 4 He who … More January 2 Psalm 2
