As I watch the sunrise from Ventnor pier, I am reminded that God has not promised me a trouble-free day. So as I begin this day, I thought the following prayer might be appropriate. My Father in Heaven, Today I may get really bad news or face a real tragedy. You never promised that life […]

““Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:18–19, NASB 95) I have a friend who is […]

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of […]

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3, NASB 95) The Hebrew word for peace is shalom, which conveys the idea of much more than a lack of hostility or trouble, it carries the idea of complete wellbeing, a sense that everything is right and good. In […]