Monthly Archives: March 2026
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 37
Colossians 3:16-17 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
During Lent, it’s a good time to look how we spend our time. What do we…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 35
(Romans 10:9) If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved….(Romans 10L13) For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
This assurance is for all people, for John reminds us in chapter 3:16 that God chose to save those who believe in Jesus as Lord. It has nothing to do with our…..
From Restore My Soul Psalms: A Lenten Journey
MY PSALM 313 HOSANNA AND PRAISE
Almighty Father, Prince of Peace, Holy Spirit my comfort, What joy to come with songs of joy To pray to Your Presence in heaven this day, Lifting Your Name, Almighty. in overflowing praise.
Dear Father, You sent Your Son to fill our hearts With the joy of our salvation. The fountains and springs and rivers and oceans Shout Your Name in exultant praise and worship. The…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 34
(John 10: 27-30) “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father Who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
The assurance that Jesus not only knows…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 33
(Psalm 84”10-12) A single day in Your court is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 32
(Joshua 1: 9) Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord Your God is with You wherever you go.
Remember the first song you learned: “Jesus Loves Me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so!”? This assurance comes to us from passages such as this message to Joshua. Yes, it was meant to strengthen him for the tasks ahead, very real times of possible stress……
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 31
(Joshua 1:8) This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
Although this was directed at Joshua, can we not agree with its advice? We are to study what God wants us…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 30
(Ephesians 2:22) In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Just before this passage, Paul is telling new Christians that they are now “citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 29
(Galatians 6:10) So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Hospitals, homeless shelters, services for poor families, thrive because Christians care. Our churches, if they are doing the work of the Spirit, should provide its people with counseling, financial help, and attention to…..
LEAN INTO LENT DAY 28
(Galatians 5: 25) If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Ah, this corollary to the Fruit of the Spirit passage can happen if we’re not careful. Let’s not “pat ourselves on the back” when…..