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Only One Thing is Needed

Diane Reid

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and … Continue reading Only One Thing is Needed

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Words Can Heal

Diane Reid

Gracious words are a honeycomb,    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 We have probably all heard the expression that sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. We probably all know that isn’t true. Words can hurt, oftentimes more than sticks and stones. According to this verse written by Solomon, words can also heal. Here, gracious words are described as sweet to our soul and healing to our bones. Gracious words would be words that deliver compassion, encouragement and are uplifting to the hearer. It is all to easy in our … Continue reading Words Can Heal

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Blessed is She Who Believed

Diane Reid

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45 Faith, trust, and believing are difficult concepts at time, especially when all we have is someone’s word. This is all Mary had but instead of doubting, she considered the source of the promise to be worthy of trusting. And time proved that His word was true. She received the fulfillment of the promise and we know His name is Jesus. Have you ever been there? Trusting only in God’s word for a promise to be fulfilled and waiting and waiting. I … Continue reading Blessed is She Who Believed

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How Much Longer?!?!?

Diane Reid

When Pharoah let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt’ Exodus 13:17 I have been told it could have been a ten-day journey at the most, leaving Egypt and heading to the Promised Land.  But it ended up taking 40 years. The only reason I can see is that their thinking had to change and it took a very long time for that to happen. Their minds needed to be renewed to … Continue reading How Much Longer?!?!?

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The Freeze Game

Diane Reid

No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; Isaiah 54:17 A couple of weeks ago at work, the kids were playing the Freeze Game. This is a game they made up and if I understood the rules correctly, if the “Freezer” pointed his freeze machine (his hands) at you and made a slight hissing noise then you were frozen.  A five year old approached me with his freeze machine pointed at me and said he was going to freeze me.  I asked him if he knows what the Bible says. He said no. I paraphrased this verse from Isaiah and … Continue reading The Freeze Game

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In The Presence of My Enemies

Diane Reid

“Thou dost prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”. Psalm 23: 5 I have wondered what good food would do for me in the presence of my enemies. Am I going to pelt my enemies with spaghetti and meatballs?  Do I poke their eyes out with bread sticks? This part of Psalm 23 didn’t really make sense to me and I would ordinarily skim right past. But recently, I saw this verse differently. The table He has prepared is laden with everything I have inherited through Christ – every spiritual blessing, every physical blessing, every weapon I … Continue reading In The Presence of My Enemies

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Sorry Not Today

Diane Reid

You know that God anointed Jesus from Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went everywhere and did good things, such as healing everyone who was under the devil’s power. Jesus did these things because God was with him. Acts 10:38 I’ve looked. I can’t find it. Nowhere in the Bible, to my knowledge, does Jesus tell someone, “Sorry, not today.”  Nowhere do I see Him turning away someone who needed healing and saying sorry, I can’t help you today. What I do read is that He went everywhere healing and doing good things and setting people free … Continue reading Sorry Not Today

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God’s Best Gift

Diane Reid

If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? Romans 8:32 Jesus – what do you think of when you hear that name? A good teacher? – a revolutionary? – a prophet? –  a great leader? Maybe what comes to mind is stories from Sunday School – the miracles He performed like feeding 5000 people with a few loaves of bread, or causing the lame to walk or the blind to … Continue reading God’s Best Gift

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Trusting in God’s Promises

Diane Reid

God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey.  Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We can’t get away from it – no matter what. Hebrews 4:12 -13  Message Bible God gave us His word to show us life changing truths.  Truths about who we are and truths about who He is. One of the truths we have been given consistently thorough out the Bible is that it is God’s will to heal us.  … Continue reading Trusting in God’s Promises

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The Kingdom of God

Diane Reid

… and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”  Luke 10:9 When Jesus sent disciples out to minister to people, He made it clear that the kingdom of God and healing are inseparable.  Healing in His kingdom is a given.  I am a child of the kingdom – the kingdom where there is no pain, no sickness, no disease, no cancer, no arthritis, no immune system disorders, none. Jesus prayed, “Thy kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven”.  One of the purposes of sending Jesus … Continue reading The Kingdom of God