Hope**Joy**Peace

"An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.  But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid.  I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.'"  

-Luke 2:9-10

Children are a Gift

"Children are a gift from the LORD, offspring a reward from him."  -Psalm 127:3

Test of Loyalty

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." -Genesis 50:20

Determined Faith

"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty's hand."  -Daniel 3:17

Knowing Better

"When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes."  -2 Kings 22:11

Me at 8

Do I Love Jesus?

"Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.  These words are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me."  -John 14:24

By Any Road

"Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it.  But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead."  -Philippians 3:13

Unfulfilled Promise

"Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.  You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed.  Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed."  

-Joshua 23:14

Complete Joy

"I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete." -John 15:11

Rise and Shine

"Know ye not that. . . .ye are not your own?"
 - 1 Corinthians 6:19

Burdens

"My yoke is easy and my burden is light."  -Matthew 11:30

Hiding Place

"You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance."  -Psalm 32:7

Old Self/New Self

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind."  

-Isaiah 65:17

Laying Down the Fleece

"Then Gideon said to God, 'Do not be angry with me.  Let me make just one more request.  Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.'"  -Judges 6:39

Steadfast Heart

"My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music."  -Psalm 57:7

Trust and Obey

"...Christ Jesus who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."  -Romans 8:34b

Watching and Waiting

"Take heed; watch; for you do not know when the time is." 

-Mark 13:33

Learning Contentment

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation." -Philippians 4:11

Deliverance

"Now, LORD, our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, LORD, are God."  -2 Kings 19:19

Never Alone

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'" -Hebrews 13:5