Jonah 2:8 "They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy" The second chapter of the book of Jonah fascinates me. Jesus referred to the story of Jonah in Matthew 12:40 when He spoke prophetically about being in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. Now Jonah was in a desperate […]

1 Timothy 1:16 "Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting." Longsuffering...an amazing word...and perfectly descriptive of our God. It means forbearance, patience, constancy, perseverance, and even to be slow in […]

Proverbs 23:7 "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" I've heard it said that our thoughts become our beliefs...and our lives will follow in the general direction of what we believe. The heart of man is what is at the center of our belief system. We live our lives out of what […]

Colossians 2:17 " These are a shadow of the things that were to come; but the body is found in Christ." Amazing! God's intent from the beginning was for all things to be summed up in Christ. All of God's eternal purpose is found in His Son. In Jesus, is all that God has provided […]