Posts with the category “favorite-verses”

Have you ever experienced a “night” moment in life? A time when you felt joy was gone, and darkness surrounded you. Maybe the death of a loved one, a sickness in your body, or a wayward child has led you to weep. Will the weeping ever stop?It will stop! Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) declares, “…weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” This scripture has encouraged me in some of the darke...  Read More

Scriptures sustain us, guide us, and provide assurance; they comfort us in troubled times and make us feel loved. I have found one piece of scripture, an entire psalm, that gives me all the provisions I just listed. It’s Psalm 139 in its entirety.I once memorized all 24 verses and recited them at church before singing the song “He Knows Your Name.” Let me share some examples of how this Psalm help...  Read More

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6. NKJV).At this stage of my life, I know that eventually, things will happen that will be hard to deal with and out of my control. It may look like losing the loves of my life, family, friends, and pets that are like family. I could go to a ...  Read More

When I learned the topic this month is “favorite scripture,” I thought that’s difficult. It’s like trying to determine your favorite candy bar. There are just so many choices.One of my most loved scriptures is Romans 11: 33, 34 and 36 (KJV). The poetic King James version reads, “Oh the depths of the riches of both the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways pas...  Read More

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite things.This is just the first verse of “My Favorite Things,” as Julie Andrews sang in The Sound of Music. This was one of my daughter’s favorite movies. She loved the dancing and singing in this movie and others as she grew up. I, too, have ...  Read More

When I first starting reading God’s word, I wasn’t looking to find a favorite verse. I was reading the Bible to learn more about who God was and what Christ did for me. As trials came, and there were many trials, I began to understand the need to lean in and listen to the Holy Spirit.One scripture that continued to be revealed to me was Phil 4:13(NIV) “I can do all things through Him who strengthe...  Read More

The verses I cling to change with the seasons of life. However, there are verses that I return to again and again, like Philippians 3:12-14 (NIV), “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: ...  Read More

Do you believe all scripture has a purpose and place in our lives? Knowing that each word of scripture was written and God-breathed for a specific intention should make His word more sacred to us. What bible verse means the most to you?  Choosing a favorite verse was difficult because so many different ones have touched me through my life journey. There have been verses that were for encouragement...  Read More

In the 1970s/1980s, there were Christian comic books that made the stories of foreign missionaries easier for children to read and understand. I loved these as a girl! One issue grabbed my attention more than the rest. It was titled “God’s Smuggler.” It was about a courageous Dutch Christian called “Brother Andrew” whose mission was to smuggle Bibles across Russian borders through the “Iron Curtai...  Read More

I love to learn and have a great desire to improve continuously. The process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites me most. That steady and intentional journey from ignorance to competence energizes me! I know firsthand the value of wise and Godly instruction.The Bible is the most significant source of wisdom I know, and it continually points to God’s love and my salvation through Jesus. A...  Read More