Ephesians 3:17 TLB

And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, 

living within you as you trust in him. 

May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love;

I would define “at home” as - welcome, invited, free to be yourself. 

Paul prayed the church would have their roots deep in God’s love so that nothing in this world would shake them.

What a beautiful thought knowing Christ was at home in Paul’s heart and Paul was at home in Christ’s heart, as he wrote this prayer from prison. 

May Christ be fully at home in our hearts. 

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Luke 18:1

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Matthew 26:52-54

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?  But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?”

Scripture was the path He chose, writing our new life with every step. 

Though He could have rescued Himself from pain and betrayal, He chose a higher way and a deeper love. Jesus had laser focus as He carried out God’s plan for the world and all who would ever live in it.

He still has laser focus on this world and on you and me. He is right by our side with every step and nothing can separate us from His love. 

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Psalm 77:6

I call to remembrance my song in the night;

I meditate within my heart,

And my spirit makes diligent search.

I will also revisit one of my favorite quotes:

Remember to store up an accurate remembrance of the way in which God comforts thee.

F.B. Meyer

Just like we store up emergency lights and candles in case the power goes out, it’s good to store up accurate remembrances of God’s goodness and comfort as our song in the night. 

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I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.

Psalm 61:4b NKJV

Before recording this episode, I took a walk in the heat of the day. Not the smartest move, but since I had just read of the shadow and shelter of God’s protecting wings, I noticed the protection from tall trees along the path. 

The breeze under their shelter was cool and kind. 

I chose the shade as much as possible while I walked. And if I had to stop and rest, I rested in the shade. 

Just as we look for shelter from unbearable heat, in faith we find shelter and protection in the covering of His wings. 

I begin this episode by reading Psalm 61:1-4 and end with the same verses sung in the song, “In the Shelter.”

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Isaiah 50:4 

The Lord GOD has given me

the tongue of those who are taught,

that I may know how to sustain with a word

him who is weary.

Isn’t it remarkable how a word, guided by God, can sustain us - even when circumstances don’t change? 

Some versions say, “...a word in season to him who is weary.”

Speaking of our human experience, a word for winter may be different than a word for spring.

May God guide our words, both those we take in and those we give out. 

And yes, it’s true, the order of seasons in the title came to mind from a song you might know. 

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Matthew 9:11-13

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

The kindness and mercy of God draw me in every time. He came for the sick. Blessed are the poor. His grace is sufficient. 

In this episode, I will ask you an important question and I will sing you a song.

The song is “All the Wonders” and the question is in the episode. Don’t worry, I’ll give you time to answer. 

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2 Corinthians 1:3-4

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

These verses continue finding their way to me. So, in this episode, they will find their way to you too.

There is great medicine and pure gold as we remember and stay near the Source of all comfort. 

I will also share what I learned from two little girls and their grandpa, as well as what I learned about the Greek definition for the word “all.”

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Psalm 23:6 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 

all the days of my life—

God has helped me do things I didn’t want to do or didn’t think I could do, all by His goodness and mercy. 

In this episode, I will let you in on a real-life, real-time story of how God used His goodness, mercy, and a Southern accent to lead me in a direction opposite of where I wanted to go. 

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2 Corinthians 4:7

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

Some of the greatest treasure on earth 

is found in the most fragile of jars.

Does anyone come to your mind? 

I have faces in my mind right now as I think of my own friends who are fragile due to health issues, or the health issues of their loved ones, or whatever may afflict them - yet their great power is from God. Which doesn’t mean they are all sunshine and rainbows all the time. 

What it means to me is, still they persevere. Their “great power” is the grace to hold on — the great power to persevere.

I will also sneak in the song, "Oxygen."

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