Raisins & Apples Bible Devotional & more
Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples. (Song of Songs 2:5)
The storm is here today! All I can hear now is the sound of the howling wind, the pouring rain, and the lovely tune of the wind chime out there in my backyard. I’ve always admired the calmness of the wind chimes. Even on the windiest day, they can remain calm and sing that beautiful… Continue reading Daily Grace 1/4/23: Sing Like a Wind Chime in the Wind
29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30 Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, the hour is… Continue reading Jesus’ Heart – Christ Has Conquered the World (John 16:29-33 Devotional)
25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace… Continue reading Jesus’ Heart – The Work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:1-11 Devotional)
25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace… Continue reading Jesus’ Heart – Let Not Your Hearts be Troubled (John 14:25-31 Devotional)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice,… Continue reading God is my Shepherd – He Knows my Name (John 10:1-5 Devotional)
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into… Continue reading God is Peace – He Calms the Storm (Mark 4:35-41 Devotional)
19 So Gideon went into his house and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes from an ephah[b] of flour. The meat he put in a basket, and the broth he put in a pot, and brought them to him under the terebinth and presented them. 20 And the angel of God said to him,… Continue reading YHWH Shalom – “The Lord is Peace” (Judges 6:19-24 Devotional)
Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over… Continue reading We Are at War (Esther 9:1-10 Devotional)
11/1/20: It's the first day of November, 2020 already, and the 8th month entering the shelter-in-place order! What a strange year we are having! Global pandemic, political divisions, separations among ourselves, sicknesses and death around us... Things just kept crashing over at us like waves in the storm. Daylight saving ended today, and with that… Continue reading Blessing – 11/1/20: Good morning again! Sunrise on the 1st day of November 2020
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:1-2 NIV Bible Gateway This was a greeting from Paul to the church of Colossae, and today, it became a… Continue reading Grace and peace to you, in times of mourning (Colossians 1:1-2)
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