God’s offer of freedom and peace
17 Hear what God says! In the last days, I will offer My Spirit to humanity as a libation. Your children will boldly speak the word of the Lord. Young warriors will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be liberated into God’s freedom and peace. Photo of […]
Come
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come."And let everyone who hears say, "Come."And let everyone who is thirsty come.Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift. Photo by Vitor Monthay on Unsplash. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
Peace I leave with you
25 "I have said these things to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Advocate,[i] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to […]
Outside the box
1 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3 saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" 4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5 "I was in the […]
My cup overflows
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Photo by Ekaterina Shakharova on Unsplash. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
With Jesus
3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, "Children, you […]
Enduring love
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Left photo by Jakub Kriz on Unsplash. Right photo by Tomáš Malík on Unsplash. Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen Coyle.
New heaven and earth
17 For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth;the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating;for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people;no more shall the sound […]
Remember me
19 Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 20 And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup that is poured out for you […]
Pressing on toward the goal
12 Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I […]