What Does It Mean to Believe the Bible is True Forever? He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, Psalm 105:8 Fifteen years ago I made a covenant with my husband to marry, cherish, and love him for the rest of my life. Most days it is easy, but there have been days it has to be a choice and not a feeling. I’m so glad God’s love and word is not like that!…
How the Bible Gives Us Hope I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. Psalm 130:5 Gently rocking a newborn to sleep one morning I gazed at my coffee cup. It was filled halfway with cold coffee. In the middle of my desk is my prayer journal. With only a few words written at the top and an incomplete sentence I gazed at the unfinished tasks before me. The “to-do” list from yesterday…
How the Bible Really Does Help Us Make Decisions Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 When I was younger I memorized this verse because it was part of a class for church. Today I’ve kept this verse close to my heart because life gets a little dark sometimes, doesn’t it? I need a lamp. The next step isn’t always clear. What if you have two choices and both are…
How to Meditate on the Bible In Philippians 4:7-8 we read how we can have peace. Paul says to “think” or meditate on things that are true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and excellent. As a child I remember memorizing this list (and the one found in Galatians 5:22-23). It is a nice list, but it is kind of vague, isn’t it? What exactly do I need to be thinking about? A few years ago I read Psalm 19 and it…