Thursday... It is amazing what a difference His love makes.

Psalm 117:1-2 (NLT), "Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him all you people of the earth. For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the Lord's faithfulness endures forever."

Thursday... It is amazing what a difference His love makes.

This is the shortest chapter in the Bible but it gets right to the point. Psalm 117:2a (NLT) says, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Yes, love is powerful.

I was driving out of our neighborhood coming to my morning time at this coffee shop and I saw a coyote wandering through the neighborhood, looking for food and I called my wife and told her to not let our dog, Turner out by himself. Now I love that dog and no way did I want anything to happen to him. My love for him does all it can to keep him safe. Yes, love is powerful. They told us while we were checking in to Sun City to when we walk our dog to have them on a leash to protect them from coyotes.

Now that was just me striving to protect my our dog. Yes, even my love has some power attached to it.

Over in Matthew 17 there is an incident where Jesus shared how powerful was his love and that the same could be true of us. This man had brought his son to the disciples to be healed but they couldn't do it and Jesus was frustrated with them and he said in verse 17 (AMP), "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with your? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me." And then 18 said, "Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once," Yes, his unfailing love is powerful."

But the disciples (vss 19-20), "came to Jesus privately and asked, 'Why could we not drive it out?' He answered, 'Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and more solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, "'Move from here to there,'" and [if it is God's will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

Back to this statement that we really need to have reinforced within us, "Because your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God." What could happen through us if we really believed Psalm 117:2a (NLT) says, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Have we really realized what a difference His unfailing love makes in our lives and how powerful it really is? Yes, it is amazing what a difference His love makes.

Verse 2a in the Amplified Bible says, "For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him]." The Good News Translation says, "His love for us is strong." The Message, "His love has taken over our lives." Yes it is amazing what a difference His love makes in our lives.

Back to Matthew 17 and maybe we too could ask the question in verse 19 (NLT), "Why couldn't we?" and we too would get the answer from Jesus, verse 20a (AMP), "Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]." Yes, we too have the potential if we really do believe that "his unfailing love for us is powerful" and if we have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, we too can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and "[if it is God's will] it will move" and nothing, nothing will be impossible for us.

Yes, "For his unfailing love for us is powerful." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is!

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is! Look at this, Proverbs 5:21-23 (CEV) says, "The Lord sees everything, and he watches us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control." That is true of so many. Now look at this, Luke 15:1-7 says, "Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, 'This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.' Then Jesus told them this story: If any of you has 100 sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you do? Won't you leave the 99 in the field and go look for the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you will put it on your shoulder and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.' Jesus said, 'In the same way there is mo...

Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

Psalm 8:3-4 (NLT), "When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers - the moon and the stars you set in place - what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?" Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do. No, not the fact that I can go out my front door and look out at night at the marvels of the sky. I can do that and it is amazing and it takes my breath away each time I see it. Yes, that is a fact but the reality of who did that and the wisdom and the faith that I have to believe that and to marvel that the one who did that cares about me makes such a difference in how I live my life. Yes, God really does. That is so wonderful for us to believe. And that is why faith and wisdom are so important. Now whatever belief you have at how that marvel happened must also be believed through faith. And the sad thing to me is that more and more people have been taught that there is no God and therefore he did not have a h...

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together!

Monday... Three ifs and two thens. They go together! They really do. And this is what caught my attention this morning as I was reading Proverbs 2. Verse 1 (NRSVUE) says, "My child, if you accept my words and treasure my commands within you." Verse 3 (NIV), "Indeed i f you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, Verse 4, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Verse 5, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." And verses 9-11, " Then you will understand what is right and just and fair - every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." There will always be some effort we must do, some ifs for the thens to be realized in our lives. So many of us want to understand without the ifs. But the thens are so worth, so very worth the effort. Verses 5-6 in the Ampli...

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