Author: prismmelody

“At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.” -Exodus 4:24 There is a random verse in Exodus as Moses is on his way to Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery that is quite surprising. Moses and his wife Zipporah are staying at a lodging place.…

“Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him…” -Genesis 39:20-21 Do you know what a darkroom is? Darkrooms were used as one of the first methods of developing film. Wikipedia says of darkrooms:…

“For the LORD your God is a consuming fire…” -Deuteronomy 4:24 We were at the worship concert, singing and worshipping God. The Spirit was very alive in the meeting, and I could feel the “fire” of God all around us. I felt consumed with the power and presence of God. Then I had this thought:…

“Then He asked them, ‘But who do you say I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.’” -Matthew 16:15-17 How…

“According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.” -Philippians 1:20 I love how God empowers us in the Bible. It says in Proverbs…

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light unto my path.” -Psalm 119:105 “I don’t know how people do it,” said my friend. “I don’t know how people do it without the word of God to sustain them. It’s my lifeline.” My friend had recently taken on a job in a large accounting…

His master replied, “I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I…

“When Jesus came by, He looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. ‘Zacchaeus!’ He said. ‘Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.’” -Luke 19:5 Has God ever spoken to you right where you are? I heard a funny joke one time that a pastor shared. “Do you think…

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” -Matthew 4:4 What does the phrase mean, “our daily bread?” When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by Satan after 40 days of fasting, he replied, “Man shall not live on bread…