Author Archives: Jody Neufeld

Time with Abba

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame! I will pursue your commands,for you expand my understanding.         Psalm 119:30-32 (NLT) When … Continue reading →

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His Eye is On – Me

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from … Continue reading →

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Practice What You Preach

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. … Continue reading →

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“Life Isn’t Fair!”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

[reprinted from April 24, 2009] No where in the Bible does it say that my life here on earth, as a child of God, as a disciple of Jesus Christ, will be fair. And so it should be no surprise … Continue reading →

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You Know Better Than I

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

[Jesus said,] “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”    John 16:33 (NLT) There are … Continue reading →

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Promise in Context

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know … Continue reading →

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Come to Me

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

[reprinted from March 10, 2009] “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest.”              Matthew 11:28 (NIV) What more could I need to hear today or any day? How gentle and powerful … Continue reading →

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What is My Legacy?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said. He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows where his … Continue reading →

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The Truth

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.             3 John 4 (NLT) John begins this third letter by expressing his joy that those receiving the letter were following and faithful to … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jody Neufeld

— Henry Neufeld [reprinted from March 4, 2009, with permission] My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? My God, I cry in the … Continue reading →

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