Take hope in the knowledge that you are cherished by the One who made you—you are sheltered in the shadow of His wing, close to His heart. It is my prayer that as we get to know one another you, too, will see beyond the veil and will learn to say, “Even so, I walk in the Presence of the Lord”
With joy,
Nan
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because he first loved us."(1 John 4:18,19)This is one of my go-to verses when I feel overwhelmed or fearful -...
I Can See His Face
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."(Matthew 5:8)The Lord drew me to this passage and I'm sure He wants to show us something.Quite often I pray, "Lord, let me see Your face." Or I encourage others, "to look into the face of Jesus." After all, He...
“No, Lord!” in the Same Breath?
"Then Jesus came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, 'Lord, are You washing my feet?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.' Peter said to Him, 'You shall never wash my feet!' Jesus answered him,...
Therefore I Hope in Him!
"This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!"(Lamentations...
What Are Your Expectations of God?
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."(Matthew 11:28-30)For the first...
A Vessel of Honor for Him
"But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand."(Isaiah 64:8)I would like for you to pause a moment, then read this passage again, slowly. This is the image of a relationship - a divine relationship, a...
To Stretch Like a Rope
"For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth."(Psalm 71:5)I love this powerful declaration of David, "For YOU are my hope, O Lord God!"The Hebrew word used in this passage for 'hope' is tiqvah (teek-vah) meaning "expectation, something yearned for...
YOU Are an Epistle of Christ
"You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the Living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart."(2...
God’s Timing is Everything
"And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,'Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel...Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, 'Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, and see what...