Weekly Blog Post

Week 34, Weekend Melanie Redd Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33 (nasb) At a dinner for my husband’s job, we had the chance to sit with my husband’s boss and his wife. As…

Week 34, Friday Melanie Redd Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is…

Week 34, Thursday Melanie Redd When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:4-5 (nlt) While on vacation one year,…

Week 34, Wednesday Melanie Redd You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 (nlt) During our Vacation Bible School, we sang many of the same old VBS songs with lots of…

Week 33, Weekend Lori McDaniel For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan . . . as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, . . . that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty, that you may fear…

Week 33, Friday Lori McDaniel Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (nkjv) “Fear not” are words encouraging us toward a healthy realization that God is adequate…

Week 33, Thursday Lori McDaniel I sought the Lord, and He answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 We calculated how deep the water was before we took hold of the rope and jumped off the cliff. We assessed that if we didn’t let go at the right time, we might fall…

Week 33, Wednesday Lori McDaniel Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of? . . . You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord is God; besides him there is no other. Deuteronomy 4:32,35 God’s ways often seem insane. God’s logic does…

Week 33, Tuesday Lori McDaniel We went in to the land where you sent us; and it certainly does flow with milk and honey. . . . Nevertheless, the people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Numbers 13:27-28 (nasb) Nevertheless. That word needs no translation. It means…

Week 33, Monday Lori McDaniel Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:11 What are you afraid of? Admit it. We all have fears. Fears surface when we feel unsafe, vulnerable, exposed, threatened, or uncertain. No one is…