Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. Joel 2:13 I don’t know about you, but I’m familiar with the word render, which sort of means to make, but less so the word rend, … Continue reading Rend, by Debb Hackett
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Singing is one of my favorite things to do. Has been since I was a child, when I used to pretend I was … Continue reading Singing, by Debb Hackett
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.’ John 1:1 Is mid January too late to restart the new year? I have some lofty goals for 2024. Probably like a lot of folks, I intend to wave goodbye to some pounds and usher in a new level of … Continue reading Beginning, by Debb Hackett
“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL”—which, when translated, means, “GOD WITH US.” Matt 1:23 Amplified Version Immanuel, God with us. We don’t normally use all caps when we format The Word on Wednesday, but the Amplified translation uses it here and I … Continue reading Immanuel, by Debb Hackett
The people who walk in darkness have seen great light, and light has risen upon those dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Isaiah 9:2 (Aramaic Bible in Plain English) BECKONING DARKNESS If you read this devotional regularly, you might recall this has been a tough year for my family. We lost a mum, cheerleading … Continue reading Light, by Debb Hackett