Lovingkindness and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. —Psalm 85:10 NASB1995 “Cease-fire” is a phrase you often hear on news reports from faraway wars. One…
Let’s Be Real
“Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring…
Starting Small
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin. —Zechariah 4:10a NLT My husband and I have lived in our current home for nearly…
Bad News First? or Good News?
And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and…
Covered by the Shadow of His Wings
One who lives in the shelter of the Most High will stay in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my…
When Hate Actually Is the Right Response
You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked. —Psalm 97:10 NLT Don’t just pretend…
July Rest Month
July—The Selah Rest Month Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.—Matthew 11:28 NKJV Every year, Sweet Selah Ministries does something…
Moment by Moment
“So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12 NLT Moment by moment I’m kept in his love, Moment by moment I’ve…
Learning to Listen
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” —John 10:27 ESV Have you ever found an enormous amount of delight in something so small it…
Quiet Times, Quiet Places
But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea. —Mark 3:7 NKJV Since I cannot physically whisk you away…
Well-Watered
“But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”…
What to Do While You Wait
So the LORD must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed…
