Category Archives: Grace and Mercy
May 11 The pain seems more than I can bear.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NKJV) Comfort in Suffering 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to … Continue reading
May 3 Greatest in the Kingdom!
John 13:5-7 (NKJV) Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. 6 Then He came to Simon … Continue reading
April 4 It is Finished!
John 19:28-30 (NKJV) It Is Finished 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge … Continue reading
March 31 What He wouldn’t do for you!
Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. When someone loves you, they do extraordinary things … Continue reading
March 28 Saving Sinners and Tax Collectors?
Luke 19:1-10 (NKJV) Selected Verses – Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus’ House 19 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to … Continue reading
March 24 There’ll be no condemnation here.
John 8 Selected verses 3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very … Continue reading
March 22 I found it (Him)!
Luke 15:1-7 (NIV) The Parable of the Lost Sheep 1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” … Continue reading
March 17 I Want You Back!
Malachi 3:6-7 (NIV) 6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, … Continue reading
March 15 How much?
Luke 14:25-33 (NIV) The Cost of Being a Disciple 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even … Continue reading
March 11 Be Blessed!
John 10:10 (NKJV) 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I [Jesus] have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. From the very beginning, God had … Continue reading
March 8 Are you in?
Luke 13:22-25 (NIV) The Narrow Door 22 Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them, 24 “Make … Continue reading
March 7 He Heard Your Call
Jeremiah 33 Selected Verses 3 ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’…….. . 6 Behold, I will bring it [Israel] health and healing; I will heal them and reveal … Continue reading
March 4 Who are we that You are mindful of us?
Psalm 8:4-5 (NKJV) 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and … Continue reading
March 3 God Loves You
John 3:16-17 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the … Continue reading
February 25 What is Grace?
Exodus 34:6-7 (NKJV) 6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing … Continue reading
February 24 You want me to what?
Luke 8:35-37 35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were … Continue reading
February 23 Thank you for a seat at Your table.
Luke 14:12-15 12 Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be … Continue reading
February 19 I know what you mean!
Hebrews 4:15-16 (NKJV) 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that … Continue reading
February 18 Who is the guy?
Mark 1:40-45 (NIV) Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy 40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and … Continue reading
February 14 Who Loves You?
1 Corinthians 13 Selected Verses(NIV) If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can … Continue reading
February 5 Dying to Self
John 12:24New International Version (NIV) 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. If a seed remains on … Continue reading
February 3 His Grace is Sufficient!
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 Concerning … Continue reading
January 26 Why Can’t I Forgive Myself?
Leviticus 16: 11 “Aaron shall bring the bull for his own sin offering to make atonement for himself and his household, and he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering…….14 He is to take some of the bull’s blood … Continue reading
January 21 If God Be For Us…..
2 Kings 6:16-18 Elisha Captures Blinded Syrians …16So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17Then Elisha prayed and said, “O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that … Continue reading
January 14 Are you different?
Matthew 5:17-18 The Fulfillment of the Law 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and … Continue reading
December 31 Love has already won!
Romans 8:37-39 (NKJV) 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, … Continue reading
December 28 What if?
Luke 2 (NIV) 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in … Continue reading
December25 Code Enforcement
Deuteronomy 28:1-4 (NKJV) “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high … Continue reading
December 24 The Greatest Gift!
John 3:16-17 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn … Continue reading
December 14 Every Day Heroes!
Romans 15:1-2 (NKJV) Bearing Others’ Burdens 1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. Each and … Continue reading
December 13 Who is Your Superhero?
Revelation 5:5 (NKJV) 5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” Who is … Continue reading