Hosea 11:1-4 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the images of Baal and...
Psalm 23:6 - “Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” Like goodness, God’s unfailing love follows us in...
Luke 15:5 - “When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” The sheep is weak, unable to return to the flock under its own power. Perhaps injured and near starvation, the sheep...
Matthew 10:7-10 - “As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heavenhas come near.’Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received;...
Matthew 6:33 - “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.“ Many of us act like spiritual orphans. We forget that we have a heavenly...
Luke 22:35 - “Then Jesus asked them,‘When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,did you lack anything?’ ‘Nothing,’ they answered.” When you are a child, you do not expect to plan your own...
John 21:19 - “Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!’” “I remember the first invitation I ever received from the White...
Matthew 4:19 – “Come, follow me,”Jesus said,“and I will send you out to fish for people.” Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be...
1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” When I was growing up in...
John 16:33 – “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Romans 12:21 – “Do not be overcome...