“He leadeth me beside the still waters.” Psalm 23:2 Still, waters in Hebrew are “waters of rest.” I was surrounded by still waters it was such a vision of the 23rd Psalm  David says that God will lead us, not force us to these waters of rest, but He will lead us. If you are reading these words and you are at the point of complete exhaustion,...

As I cruised through the rolling hills, I stumbled upon a cute little stand overflowing with the freshest fruits and veggies. Intrigued, I just had to make a pit stop. And there he was, a wise old farmer proudly calling himself an "agriculturalist." We struck up a conversation, and I left with a bag full of goodies and a heart full of...

It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? The clouds are parting! The Breakthrough is coming! At that very moment, the scene before me took on a deeper spiritual significance.  The God of Breakthroughs Isaiah 43 verses 17, 18, 19  “Forget about what’s happened;     don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m...

Dark hours may be ahead, but we must remember His Light overpowers the darkness.  John 1:5 5 And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it (or put it out). Believe and trust in God's word. In Isaiah 54:17, the Lord declares that no weapon formed against you shall succeed or...

According to the Gospel of John, Jesus turned the water into wine at a wedding in a town called “Cana of Galilee.”  Cana # G2580 Cana = "place of reeds" John 2:1And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee;  This tiny village is mentioned four other times in Scripture, so why is it important?  In the original...

“God shed his grace on thee!” God's Son Jesus shed his blood for thee! Thomas Jefferson once said, "God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure, when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift of God? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot...

I hunger to dive deep into God's word, find the treasure I can bring to the surface, and share its beauty with you. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. Can you see the sunlight leaving a trail on the water's surface? The wind was causing rippling waves, and I began thinking about how deep it was right there, just...

It welcomed me into its beauty, where I could drink deeply and soak it all up, like an infinite wellspring when it was just a view suspended in time, at least temporarily, or until the sunset. The still waters were a mirror reflection of the sky today. I look at the cloud's reflection upon the still waters and biblical revelation poured into my...

Words are not enough to hold on to when things are broken, but the Lord's words restore and heal. His words are life to our flesh and healing to our souls in turbulent times.  Someone might say, “Take heart” when you are going through a life-shattering experience. It's not what you want to hear. Stopping to read scripture in those desperate times...