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Was your cup filled today? If the words of God had special meaning for you, please share your reflections in the comments section at the end of each post. We would love to hear Christ's impact on you.
“Be Ready, for the Son of Man is Coming!”
“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known in...
Jerry Hanline
Oct 6, 20254 min read
For Peace and Understanding
Holy Father, we humbly come before You, seeking Your divine peace to envelop our hearts and minds. Grant us the wisdom to understand one...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 5, 20251 min read
“Eternal Security!”
“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (1 John 5:13...
Jerry Hanline
Oct 4, 20253 min read
"Be Steadfast, Immovable"
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 3, 20252 min read
“Lift Up Your Eyes on High"
“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 2, 20253 min read
"Christ Died for the Ungodly"
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though...
J. Richard Baran
Oct 1, 20254 min read
"Then He Rose and was Baptized"
“And immediately, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;” (Acts 9:18 ESV)...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 30, 20253 min read
“Greater is He that is in You!”
“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 ESV)...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 29, 20253 min read
For Families
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, You set the solitary in families: We commend to your continual care the homes in which your people...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 28, 20251 min read
“Keeping the Commandments of Jesus!”
“Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 27, 20253 min read
"Neither Death nor Life"
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 26, 20252 min read
"You Have No Sin?"
“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 25, 20253 min read
"I Will Hear From Heaven"
“ if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 25, 20253 min read
"Hold Fast Your Integrity"
“ Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” (Job 2:9 ESV) I reach out to Job when...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 24, 20253 min read
"Shall I not Drink the Cup
“Jesus commanded Peter, ‘Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?’” (John 18:11 ESV) What was in the cup?...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 23, 20255 min read
“Your Sins are Forgiven!”
“I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.” (1 John 2:12 ESV) John uses the statement “I...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 22, 20254 min read
Open Doors
God our Father, Thank you for rescuing us from the dominion of darkness and bringing us into the kingdom of our Savior Christ Jesus. In...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 21, 20251 min read
"God is Light"
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have...
Jerry Hanline
Sep 20, 20253 min read
"Alive to God"
“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 19, 20253 min read
"Like Newborn Infants"
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk,...
J. Richard Baran
Sep 18, 20253 min read
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