“This is just too hard.” “I can’t do this any more.” “What’s going to happen to this world?”We’ve all said things like this at one time or another. That’s when to hold onto God’s promises.
Bible Doodle: Isaiah 41:10
Ephesians 2:11-13
But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel,… Read More
Now and at the end of the rainbow…
God established a covenant with His people and sealed it with a sign. Our God is intent on keeping His covenant. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” Genesis 9:16 (NLT) As a young… Read More
Bible Doodle: Romans 1:2-4
Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 24-Romans 11)
In Romans 9, 10, and 11, Paul discusses God’s plan for the Israelites–his own people. Paul’s directive is to tell the Good News to the Gentiles–all the non-Jews in the world. But as he has said, his heart is broken for those Israelites who have rejected God, and he would give up his eternity with… Read More
Bible Doodle: Luke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her! Luke 1:45, NIV
Ephesians 3:7-8 What’s your excuse?
What’s stopping you from doing God’s mission for you? When I read through Paul’s list of excuses, I was surprised at the similarity to mine. I had always thought of Paul as an extremely confident, know-it-all kind of guy, and here I was reading a list of his anxieties about himself–lots of excuses giving his… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 