Author: Dara

The title of this chapter reminds me of a tongue twister. Say it six times in a row, as fast as you can. Ha! I tried it myself and didn’t do very well.  Repeating “God Gives Good Gifts” six times is a challenge, but sadly, some people don’t know if this statement is true and…

“Lord, in the beginning you made the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will disappear into nothingness, but you will remain forever. They will become worn out like old clothes, and some day you will fold them up and replace them. But you yourself will never change, and your years…

“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’” Lamentations 3:21-24 (ESV) The moment we open…

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!”Romans 5:8, 9 (NIV) Dear verse 9, where, oh where, have you been all my life?…

I sat with the Lord one quiet morning. Something weighed heavy on my heart. I was avoiding something I needed to do, something the Lord had told me to do. It was a simple command in the Bible, and the Lord had gently reminded me more than once. More than a dozen times. I needed…

“God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he’s rich in love.  He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever.  He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.  As high as heaven is over the earth, so strong is his love to those…

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me.” Isaiah 49:15, 16 ESV It’s been thirty-plus years since I became…

It was morning. I sat with my Bible, a notebook, and my two favorite devotional books. My habit was to read the devotions and then read my predetermined chapters in my Bible. Like clockwork. I am a to-do-list type of girl. I am a rule follower. An unfinished list or a broken rule can throw…

“How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is!  He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him.  Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole…