READ: Luke 12:21 NLT 'Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.' I love the fact that most of Jesus’ stories are told in very few words. Our verse today is the punch line to a very brief sto...
READ: Luke 1:.41-42 NLT The Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” Forgive me for ...
READ: Luke 10.33-34 NLT 'Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donk...
READ: Luke 9.51 NLT 'As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.' There’s a wonderful description of the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 50.7 in which it says that he set his face like flint. That is t...
READ: Isaiah 53:5-6 NLT 'He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet t...
READ: Isaiah 46:4 NLT 'I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.' I have huge respect for many people but at the top of my list come c...
READ: Isaiah 44:8-9 NLT 'You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one! How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so the...
READ: Isaiah 43:18-19 NLT 'I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.' In recent years I have talked to lots of churches a...
READ: Isaiah 43:2 When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. If ...
READ: Isaiah 42:1 NLT Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. I became absolutely fascinated by the law when I was in my teens. I often visi...
READ: Isaiah 40:28-29 NLT Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and...
READ: Isaiah 40:25-26 NLT “To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?” asks the Holy One. “Look up into the heavens. Who created all the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great ...
READ: Isaiah 40:3-5 NLT Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! Fill in the valleys, and level the mountains and hills. Straighten ...
READ: Isaiah 40:1-2 NLT Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. We all make mistakes but some have far greater impact than others. Many mistakes are of...
READ: Psalm 47:1-2 Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise! For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth. Clapping is extremely eloquent. It uses no words but it conveys very powerful messages....
