By Michelle Welch
“They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:32
Remember when you first became a Christian?
Remember that fire that burned inside you, the one that made you want to share Jesus with everyone?
Perhaps you, like so many of us, have let the fire burn down to smoldering embers, a tiny spark of what it used to be.… Read the rest...
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by Michelle Welch
“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.”
Joshua 3:5 (KJV)
Today, while reading Joshua, I came upon the verses where God tells Joshua that the priests must step into the waters of the Jordan River before the flood waters will be stopped. He didn’t say that the priests should go down to the river’s edge and wait for the miracle.… Read the rest...
by Michelle Welch
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
The words of this song have convicted me lately. Pursuing the world is a problem I struggle with. I know that all my children and grandchildren require of me is time. Not money. Not vacations. Not gifts. Just time with me.… Read the rest...
by Michelle Welch
“When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ”
Ephesians 3:4 ESV
The apostle Paul wrote this letter to the Ephesians to share with them what God had chosen him to do. He shared his thoughts, his wishes, his prayers, and his hurts with them. No matter when they read the letters, the value of God’s words through Paul would be apparent.… Read the rest...
by Michelle Welch
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Dream For You by Casting Crowns
Many times in scripture we are reminded to sit still….to wait. (Psalm 27:14, Psalm 37:9, Lamentations 3:25, Galatians 6:9) But do we really know what why we should be waiting?… Read the rest...
By Michelle Welch
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. … Read the rest...
By Michelle Welch
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
There is no place in scripture where it says you must wait until you have your life right before you come to the foot of the cross and call on His name. God uses us where we are, whatever the mess we are in, whenever He needs us.… Read the rest...
By Michelle Welch
“So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.”
Romans 8:26 (AMP)
These days it is so easy to get discouraged.… Read the rest...
by Michelle Welch
“Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.”
Proverbs 8:10-11 (NLT)
At the beginning of each year we are often encouraged to make some resolutions to become new and improved. The options for making those changes are vast. Switch to a scripture-based diet.… Read the rest...
by Michelle Welch
There was a time in my life when I was harsh and judgmental of people who only attended church at major holidays. I would get annoyed when our pastor would ask us to come to a service a little earlier or later or even the day before to allow room for the volume of people who show up on Christmas Eve.… Read the rest...