Look at me

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter...

Humility isn’t easy

"In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;    in all his thoughts there is no room for God." (Psalm 10:4) As I learn to walk in Christ, God has given me incredible opportunities for growth. One of the issues I think I've struggled with my entire life is pride. My pride is what makes me stubborn. My pride is what kept me from God for 30 years. My pride is what keeps me away from Him at...

Goodness

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;    I have no good apart from you.” (Psalm 16:1-2) I've been pondering this week's verse for a while. "I have no good apart from you." What is good? How is good defined in this verse? Thank goodness for my handy dandy reference bible! I also looked at The Message Bible and other...

Friendship

When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled...

Leap of Faith

And Mary said:  “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant." Luke 1:46-48 Mary's story fascinates me. A young woman chosen by God to bear the Messiah. When the angel came to her, she responded:   “ 'I am the Lord’s servant,' Mary answered. 'May your word to me be...