The big picture

The big picture
Read Jeremiah 29:11-13
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.-Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Weekly devotional column.
The big picture
Read Jeremiah 29:11-13
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.-Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Read Luke 10:38-42
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Read Luke 6:12-19
All in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. – Luke 6:19 (NRSV)
When I come to church, I immediately begin to search for God.
Read Matthew 25:32-40
The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. – 1 John 4:4 (NRSV)
When I was a child, my pastor and his wife made a real difference in my life.
One year they even took me on vacation with them.
They and other special people have truly been a blessing to me.
Read Psalm 29:1-11
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
Read 1 Corinthians 1:8-13
God is not a God of disorder but of peace. – 1 Corinthians 14:33 (NIV)
Read Psalm 84:1-12
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! – Psalm 84:1 (NRSV)
One morning as I took a break from my duties at the church building, I read the verse quoted above in my devotional book.
I began to look around at the beautiful sanctuary where I was sitting.
Read Romans 5:1-5
You need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may received what was promised. – Hebrews 10:36 (NRSV)
Read Luke 21:1-4
Jesus called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 18:2-3 (NRSV)
Read Matthew 9:35-38
When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep with a shepherd. – Matthew 9:36 (NIV)