By Elizabeth Marks But when she saw Him she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Luke 1:29 NKJV In verse 28 it said of the angel “and having come in.” This means Mary must have been inside her house. Maybe she was doing chores or getting a meal […]
By Elizabeth Marks …to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. Luke 1:27 NKJV In God’s plan He could have simply choose to tell us about a virgin being bequeathed to a man of Nazareth. But notice God chooses to specifically identify […]
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is […]
As we take time to reflect on all Jesus has done in our lives this Easter, I put down a few thoughts to share with you about what He has done for me. I hope you will be encouraged. Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to […]
By Elizabeth Marks At the start of each of the last four years, I have experienced something major going on my life. In the first year it started with the excitement of planning a long overdue “getaway” cruise for my husband and I. My thoughts were so fixed on this cruise, the hope of having […]
Five Steps to Build Prayer into Your Life By Elizabeth Marks Step1: Recognize Prayer is Pleasing to God Philippians 4 says be anxious for nothing and pray about everything. In other places in God’s Word it says pray without ceasing and be watchful and pray. The Bible has much to say about prayer. Proverbs 15:8 […]
By Elizabeth Marks Based on Rick Warren’s 40 Days in the Word Study 1. Pronounce It This is by far the easiest method to use. Take a verse, read it aloud. Read it again placing the emphasis on a different word. Repeat the process until each word has had the emphasis placed on it. Then […]
By Elizabeth Marks For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. Proverbs 4:16-17 NKJV You have heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” Well, the Bible has a slightly […]
By Elizabeth Marks The Old Testament offers riches truths of how God interacts with His creation and how his creations continually turn away from their Creator. It shows how patient God is as He waits for all to come to know Him and understand the grace He offers. But in order to understand the gift […]
By Elizabeth Marks Well, we have come to the end of another year. Can you believe it! 2012 where did you go? One thing about the end of a year is how many blogs will post a collection of the most read posts of the year. I always liked to read them, so I thought […]