Author: Bette Ford

Matthew 13:23 (NIV) “But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it.”

Affirmative Prayer: “Lord God, thank for the gift of your word. Help it to flourish in us, through Jesus’ name. Amen.” From: Christ In Our Home, Vol. 67#3, Augsburg Fortress Publication, Read:7/12, (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23).

Hebrews 3:14 (NLT) “For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belonged to Christ.”

Affirmation: “I have faith in God within…Focusing on my partnership with God’s help me grow in faith and understanding. I take responsibility for this focus, making it a part of my everyday life. I embrace each new day in the faith that the presence of God within me at every turn and in every experience.”Continue reading

Romans 8:24 (NIV) “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is not hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?”

Q:”We are saved by hope.’ This fragment of a passage from Romans 8:24 could mean many things. If we have hope in God, we are saved to eternity.  If we have hope in life, we are saved from many a defeat and many a weakness. Nestled that passaged up against your mind: ‘We are savedContinue reading

John 17:23 “That the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”

Q:”When a person comes face to face with the cross and confronts the fullness of its reality, that person comes face to face with his own value. How much are you worth? You are worth so much that God sent Jesus to die in your place on the cross.” From: God’s Way: Day By DayContinue reading