Category Archives: Sunday Soaking

“The LORD is my strength and my song;he has become my salvation.He is my God, and I will praise him,my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”Exodus 15:2 The bulk of Exodus 15 is a song of praise to God … Continue reading →

“In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord.”I Samuel 1:10 Hannah wanted desperately to be a mom. Year after year she prayed, waited, and prayed some more. Her grief was great, made even more painful by … Continue reading →

Very early in the morning,while it was still dark,Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place,where he prayed.Mark 1:35 If Jesus Christ our Lord, the holy and perfect son of God, made prayer a continual … Continue reading →

My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,that I may meditate on your promises.Psalm 119:148 Insomnia. We’ve all struggled at one time or another with a sleepless night or two. Too much caffeine, too much noise from the … Continue reading →

God created a beautiful garden for the crown of His creation—man, created in God’s own image, and his wife, a helpmate suitable for the man. He gave them complete freedom:  You are free to eat from any tree in the … Continue reading →

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”John 12:13 Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week—Super Bowl week, … Continue reading →

Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this montheach man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household… Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month,when all the … Continue reading →

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers, but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on … Continue reading →

All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him. Genesis 49:28 The 27 verses just prior to this one record Jacob’s … Continue reading →

Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. Psalm 127:3-5a They come … Continue reading →