Category: BIBLE SCRIPTURES

Faith & Favor

April 7, 2026

~ FAITH ~

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Faith is substance, not shadow

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A daily decision to believe in and trust the True but unseen God

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Is overseeing my life, working Good behind

T

The scenes and in surrounding situations

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He’s Always been Present, is In the Here & Now, & will Be my Future~

He is for me, not against me ~

♥♥♥

~ FAVOR ~

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Favor of God shows up in mini- & maxi- miracles:

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A day that’s going south, until He turns it around

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Visits unexpected, His hands hold “just what I wanted” gift

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Or He speaks word of confirmation I desperately need…HIS

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REALITY is defined differently (much better) than mine ~

*†*

Faith might be quiet, or fierce, but it’s my way

to walk the journey, and to fight Life’s battles ~

God rewards our faith (with His favor)♥

~ Cale

Amplified Bible
But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

Mark 11:22-24
“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them. / “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. / Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Berean Standard Bible

Heart’s Desire & Delight

April 4, 2026

To live the blessed abundant life

in the Presence of the Lord

to abide in His eternal courts

where, ever radiant

shines His Light

and songs of praise

by saints are sung

the old among them

forever young–

that is my heart’s

desire, delight

~ Cale

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Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the LORD and do good;

Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.

4Delight yourself in the LORD,

And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

5Commit your way to the LORD;

Trust in Him also and He will do it.

6He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light,

And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the LORD,

And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].

24When he falls, he will not be hurled down,

Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.

Psalm 37:3-7; 24 Amplified Bible

 

I will exalt You, my God, O King,

And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will bless Your name forever and ever.

2Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;

Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.

3Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised,

And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

6People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts,

And [with gratitude and submissive wonder] I will tell of Your greatness.

8The LORD is gracious and full of compassion,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

9The LORD is good to all,

And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].

10All Your works shall give thanks to You and praise You, O LORD,

And Your godly ones will bless You.

13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall

And raises up all those who are bowed down.

16You open Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17The LORD is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways

And gracious and kind in all His works.

18The LORD is near to all who call on Him,

To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];

He also will hear their cry and will save them. 

Psalm 145:1-3; 6; 8-10; 13-14; 16-19

 

14This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that [d]if we ask anything according to His will, [that is, consistent with His plan and purpose] He hears us. 15And if we know [for a fact, as indeed we do] that He hears and listens to us in whatever we ask, we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted to us] the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 John 5:14-15

For God So Loved…

April 3, 2026

During Lent this year I was rereading several of Max Lucado’s books about Christ’s last journey on Earth…to the Cross.  The one I’m sharing from is, HE CHOSE THE NAILS.  

“When we read John 3:16, we simply (and happily) read, ‘For God so loved the world.’

How wide is God’s love?  Wide enough for the whole world.  Are you included in the world?  Then you are included in God’s love.

It’s nice to be included.  You aren’t always.  Universities exclude you if you aren’t smart enough.  Businesses exclude you if you aren’t qualified enough, and, sadly, some churches exclude you if you aren’t good enough.

But though they may exclude you, Christ includes you.  When asked to describe the width of His love, He stretched one hand to the right and the other to the left and had them nailed in that position so you would know He died loving you.

But isn’t there a limit?  Surely there has to be an end to this love?  You’d think so, wouldn’t you?  But David the adulterer never found it.  Paul the murderer never found it.  Peter the liar never found it.  When it came to life, they hit bottom.  But when it came to God’s love, they never did.

They, like you, found their names on God’s list of love.”

© 2000 Max Lucado All rights reserved.

Raising My Expectations

March 25, 2026

A single mustard seed of faith, some quiet patience–and believing God means what He says–will raise confident expectations that He’ll restore what seems irretrievably broken or lost.

~ Cale Caron

Therefore, thus says the LORD [to Jeremiah], “If you repent [and give up this mistaken attitude of despair and self-pity], then I will restore you [to a state of inner peace] So that you may stand before Me [as My obedient representative]; And if you separate the precious from the worthless [examining yourself and cleansing your heart from unwarranted doubt concerning My faithfulness], You will become My spokesman.  Jeremiah 15:19  Amplified Bible

Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!  When God restores [the fortunes of] His people, Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.  Psalm 53:6 Amplified Bible

God, who shows you his kindness and who has called you through Christ Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, strengthen you, make you strong, and support you as you suffer for a little while. 1 Peter 5:10  GOD’S WORD® Translation

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Army of Angels

March 20, 2026

If you make the LORD your refuge,

if you make the Most High your shelter,

no evil will conquer you;

no plague will come near your home.

For he will order his angels

to protect you wherever you go.

They will hold you up with their hands

so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.

Psalm 91:9-12 New Living Translation

Hope with Confidence, Wait Expectantly

March 14, 2026

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],

On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

To rescue their lives from death

And keep them alive in famine.

We wait [expectantly] for the LORD;

He is our help and our shield.

For in Him our heart rejoices,

Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.

Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,

In proportion as we have hoped in You.

Psalm 33:18-22 Amplified Bible

Steadfast, Confident Heart❤

March 13, 2026

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;

I will sing praises to You among the nations.

For Your faithfulness

 and lovingkindness are great, 

reaching to the heavens,

And Your truth to the clouds.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God;

Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.

Psalm 57:7, 9-11, Amplified Bible