Invest in your children

‘Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.’ Job 8:7 NKJV The Lazy B ranch sits on 67,400 hectares. Most of it is scrub brush, and it’s been in the Day family since 1881. When Harry and Ada Mae Day had their first child, Sandra, a...

Refuse to be fearful

‘Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature.’ 1 Samuel 16:7 NKJV We pride ourselves on our ability to judge people and situations based on appearance—and lots of the time we’re wrong. Goliath issued the same basic challenge to Israel for forty days. It...

God will take care of you

‘The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us.’ Psalm 115:12 NKJV How much time do you spend worrying about things that never happen? Be honest! And has anything improved as a result of your worrying about it? Of course not! Paul writes: ‘The Lord is near. Do not...

Take a load off your mind

‘My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’ Matthew 11:30 NLT Jesus said: ‘Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and...

Today, magnify the Lord

‘Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.’ Psalm 34:3 NKJV Notice two things about the Lord’s Prayer. It begins with the words, ‘Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name’ (Matthew 6:9 KJV), and ends with: ‘Thine is the kingdom, and the...