Daily Scripture Writing

It seems like time and time again lately, I’ve heard the words “Fear Not” coming from a sermon, a podcast, in a book I’m reading, or even in morning “devo” at work. It’s been kind of uncanny! One conversation I was in even brought up the statement that those 2 words are in the Holy Bible 365 times - once for each day of the year (someone even said it was actually 366 - “once for each day of the year with a bonus day.”). A google search will support that attestation, but if you click on some of the associated links, you’ll find that as they go more in depth, it may not literally be the words, “fear not,” but the same context or meaning. At any rate, it surely is mentioned enough times to warrant our attention throughout both the Old and New Testaments. Several prominent “fear not” passages spring quickly to mind, none more quickly than the charge of the angels to the shepherds as they heralded our Lord’s birth, “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidin...

I was out walking my little dog, Gizmo, early one morning and I noticed the sun peeking through the trees. It was just a small dot of light where I was standing, but as I moved, I noticed that the light changed: If I stood in one place, the light was barely coming through. If I stood in another place, it was coming through very brightly. Yet if I took just one more step, I could see a medium mixture of sunlight coming through. This got me to thinking about my faith in several aspects: The Word, Christ followers, Satan & Jesus. We'll begin with The Word.    The Word: Psalm 119:105 says, "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path." I like to start my day in a quiet place with a cup of coffee and some praise & worship music softly playing. I have found that if don't spend time in His Word daily, the light grows more and more dim. If I spend more time in His word, The light shines more brightly. God's Word truly is a lamp for my feet and a ligh...