O Bethlehem – quiet, peaceful and holy. Somewhere in your town tonight a King is born. I can just imagine the quiet stillness of this little, serene town, completely oblivious to what is happening in a stable on the edge of town. A King is born tonight. There hangs a beautiful shining star in the …
Dwell in Hope by Lara Cook
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also shall rest in hope. Psalm 16:9 How can we live at all if we don’t live in hope? We must dwell in hope if we dwell at all because to dwell without hope, is a dark, blank existence. David knew this all too …
“If Only” By Elizabeth Hall
“If only I was married…”, “If only I made more money…” “If only I had her body…” “If only it was cooler…” “If only it was warmer…” It’s human nature – we’re always wishing, wanting and whining. Especially in this day and age, we never have to look far to see something that someone else …
Like Flowers of Grass – Notes on 1 Peter 1:24
What a word picture! That out of normal grass comes beautiful flowers, except flowers die— it only lasts but a little while— and so does which it came from. Grass = flesh 1. Grass has to be maintained in order to grow. You must water it, feed it, mow it- but ultimately without the sun …
The Castle Keep by Lara Cook
In all the old castles of England, there used to be a place called the keep. It was always the strongest and best-protected place in the castle, and in it were hidden all who were weak and helpless and unable to defend themselves in times of danger. We can hide in the keeping power of …
An Audience with the King By Lara Cook
If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 NLT For Such A Time as This… Many times in …
Taking Off the Mask by Libby Meeker
I think the most powerful thing God has ever done for me is to expose my sin to the world. He stripped me of my mask and forced me to face my true, ugly self. I wasn’t great, I wasn’t perfect, I wasn’t “put together.” I was wearing a mask. Covering the bad parts of …