Tag: obedience

Everything Is Kung Fu

“The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord.The world and its people belong to him.” Psalm 24:1 CEV My youngest child received her black belt in tae kwon do yesterday. In honor of her achievement, I have chosen a martial arts theme for this week’s post, including a...

Trust & Obey

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart;don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;he’s the one who will keep you on track.” Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG We all sometimes wonder what our purpose is and which path we should take in...

Thy Will Be Done

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord . . .” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV I told a friend of mine a few weeks ago, “I keep trying to figure out my life, but the more I try, the more I realize that I don’t know the answer...

Love

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV We have been discussing the virtues listed in 1 Corinthians 13:13. Two weeks ago we examined faith; last week we explored hope. Now it’s time to talk about “the greatest...

Faith

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 NIV I’ve had 1 Corinthians 13:13 on my mind lately: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (NIV). So I thought maybe these...