Biblical Encouragement for Living Life to the Full
He Restores My Soul He restores my soul. Four simple words to describe the greatest gift ever given. The forgiven soul is restored to relationship with God. Restored to righteousness. Restored to hope. Restored to life and purpose. The moment faith is born within the heart, this becomes truth for a follower of Jesus. And […]
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He Leads Me Beside Still Waters When I read through W. Phillip Keller’s explanation of watering sheep in “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23“, my mind kept wandering to the woman at the well in John 4. Jesus seemed to go out of the way for a “divine appointment” with this Samaritan woman. When she […]
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He Makes Me Lie Down in Green Pastures My children’s Bible had a picture of a shepherd reclining against a tree and his sheep laying in lush grass all around. It is what I think of when I recite Psalm 23. I think I developed this idea that sheep lay around a lot, but according […]
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I Shall Not Want While we understand that God is the provider of all things, it is easy to think of “want” in terms of material needs; yet, the David who penned this Psalm spent many years running for his life. Many times he lacked comfort and provision that we consider needs. Jesus himself said, […]
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The Lord is My Shepherd Happy Thanksgiving! Fall is my favorite season. The colors and the crops, the cool temps and shorter days, and our family birthdays are all reminders of God’s provision. After a summer of long hours investing in lives at camp, tending the gardens, and caring for animals, fall is a culmination […]
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Growing Graceful 