by MJR | Jan 31, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Reflect: As I read this passage from Peter’s first epistle today, the notes in my Study Bible commented on the word “worry”. “Worry is a form of pride because it involves...
by MJR | Jan 30, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Reflect: What is it that brings up a sense of fear in your heart? We all recognize fear, but do...
by MJR | Jan 29, 2020 | Christianity, Faith
Read: Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Reflect: Recently I saw a poster that read...
by MJR | Dec 27, 2019 | Christianity, Faith
What kind of commitment would you be willing to make if you had to travel on foot or by camel? We know the shepherds were the first to arrive and worship Christ the Lord, but some time later a group of wise men made a trip of several hundred miles to pay tribute to...
by MJR | May 24, 2013 | Faith
Read: Ephesians 6:18-19 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to...
by MJR | Aug 14, 2012 | Christianity, Faith
Read: Acts 23: 1-5 1 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him,...