Monthly Archives: December 2017

Psalm 33:12 (NIV) Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. Abraham Lincoln was the first President to use the phrase, “This nation under God.” It inspired President Eisenhower, in 1954, to add the words “one nation under God” to the Pledge … Continue reading →

Revelation 3:8 (NIV)  I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. When one door closes, another opens; but we often look … Continue reading →

1 Kings 8:27 (NIV) But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! We can never talk about God behind his back. We cannot speak of God in his absence… The God who is being … Continue reading →

Psalm 22:19 (NIV)  But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. The whole Christian family stands desperately in need of a restoration of penitence, humility and tears. May God send them soon. — A. W. Tozer The Best of A.W. Tozer – … Continue reading →

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. —Oliver … Continue reading →

“See each day as a chance for something new to happen, something you never experienced before.” —Sadie and Bessie Delany Psalm 40:3 (NIV) He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. … Continue reading →

Emmanuel. God with us. He who resided in Heaven, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, willingly descended into our world. He breathed our air, felt our pain, knew our sorrows, and died for our sins. He didn’t come to frighten us, but to show us the way … Continue reading →

I realized that songs, good feelings, beautiful liturgies, nice presents, big dinners, and many sweet words do not make Christmas. Christmas is saying “yes” to something beyond all emotions and feelings. Christmas is saying “yes” to a hope based on God’s initiative, which has nothing to do with what I … Continue reading →

Thou Son of the Most High, Prince of Peace, be born again into our world. Wherever there is war in this world, wherever there is pain, wherever there is loneliness, wherever there is no hope, come, thou long-expected one, with healing in thy wings. — Frederick Buechner Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) … Continue reading →

True peace comes not by a retreat from the world but by the overpowering presence of Christ in the heart. “Christ in you” is the answer to our cry for peace. —A.W. Tozer Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and … Continue reading →