Davids Daily Dose

Tag: Peace

  • God’s Psychiatry

    The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 39:18 (NIV In 2007, after a second bout with cancer, my dad died. I realize this isn’t the most engaging starting sentence, but please stay with me. A few months after dad passed, my wife and I were visiting…

  • The Daunting Power to Choose

    By faith Moses, when he had grown up refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time Hebrews 11:24-25 The Biblical story of Moses, the reluctant emancipator of the Israelites, is a…

  • Peace by Piece

    Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Romans 14:19 (NIV) During WWII, Matsuko and her family were among the many Japanese Americans forcibly interred in camps. For three years she longed to return to the farm near Salinas, CA where her husband Hayato’s family had grown…

  • Promises, Promises

    People regularly make and break promises. God does not.

  • Don’t Feed the Fears

    So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 My family loves to celebrate Independence Day, but our little dog doesn’t. To say she’s afraid of fireworks is…

  • From Grief to Joy

    I have told you these things, so that you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. Jesus (John 16:33) What “things” is Jesus talking about–that he told them? Christ had just shared the news that he was soon to be betrayed and arrested, falsely…