2023-06-02
How to Respond in Suffering
Expressing one’s true feelings is not a lack of faith.
Read more..Thoughts By Helen Grace Lescheid
2023-05-19
Are You Afraid to Fully Surrender to God?
Many people say, “Sure, I believe in God. I’ve gone to church most of my
Read more..2023-05-07
Peace I Leave With You
What difficult experience do you find yourself in right now? What are you dreading? Can you visualize Jesus in that situation?
Read more..2023-04-30
God is Our Comfort
Isaiah 66:13 “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you…” In our culture comfort is revered. We are made to feel that we’re entitled to the good life of health, success, and happiness especially if we’re Christians.
Read more..2023-04-21
I Choose to Give Thanks
But where was the joy in my life? Defeat and depression clung to me. Jesus exuded a joyful confidence no matter what happened in his life. He lived each day in joyful obedience to the Father.
Read more..2023-04-20
Jesus is Alive in My Life
We go through the motions of celebrating that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. But what difference does it really make to our lives today?
Read more..2023-03-30
A New Identity
2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! .
Read more..2023-03-24
The Living Word Inside Me Makes the Difference
One day it dawned on me: it doesn’t depend on my frantic self-efforts to live the Christian life. The Bible is not a self-help book, but a revelation of the Living Word: Jesus Christ.
Read more..2023-01-31
God is Our Safety
“You are a shield around me, O LORD, my Glorious One, who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:4 We live in a world of great unrest: riots and terrorist attacks in many places, train bombings and shootings in broad daylight…How can we feel safe?
Read more..2023-01-15
Peace of Mind
Jesus offers us peace—the peace with God which he made possible through his death on the cross; the peace of God which fills our hearts with quiet confidence even when life is tough.
Read more..2023-01-05
Peace in a World of Turmoil
We can rest assured that no matter what happens in the world, Jesus Christ is still the victorious One and Our Sovereign Lord. “I know that you can do all things,” Job said. “No plan of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2).
Read more..2022-12-19
He Will be My Guide
God, My Guide. As we approach the uncharted territory of another year, with its challenges and opportunities, we will lose our way unless we have Jesus as our guide sitting up front showing us the way.
Read more..2022-11-17
When Life is Hard to Understand
Do you sometimes wonder why bad things happen to good people? Are you confused by what’s happening in your life? Do you wonder where is God in all this?
Read more..2022-11-10
I Want to Experience More of God’s Love
Most of us have sung, “Jesus loves me this I know,” and recited “For God so loved the world,” since we were children. Yet, we don’t experience God’s love.
Read more..2022-10-24
Dependency on God
The Bible teaches that dependency upon God is the right and natural way to live.
Read more..2022-10-17
God is our Protection
Some years ago, when I was especially run down in body and spirit, I sensed an encroaching darkness descend upon me. On this particular day, I had gone to bed early ...
Read more..2022-10-01
He Calls You by Name
Imagine, He calls each one of us by name! Like a mother calls her precious child. Like a lover whispers the name of his beloved.
Read more..2022-09-13
God is Love
Think of it: the Creator of the universe loves us! It’s not love at a distance, but He’s actually involved in our lives. He’s walking with us.
Read more..2022-08-29
God is My Strength
Do you ever feel like the challenges of life you’re facing are too much for you—like you can’t handle anymore? You just don’t have the strength for it?
Read more..2022-08-16
I Set My Heart on God
By setting my internal thermostat on God’s truths, what a difference it makes to my outlook. The whole day works better.
Read more..2022-08-14
Light for the Journey
In my spiritual journey also there are times when I have a hard time finding my way. What helps me at a time like that? I focus on the light of God’s Word.
Read more..2022-08-09
God is with me—even in the Dark
God says, “Trust Me. Don’t try to figure out what is happening. Simply trust Me and thank Me in advance for the good that will come out of it all.”
Read more..2022-07-26
While We are Waiting on God
Prayer: ”Father, I thank you that you are working even though I can’t see it at this time. I want to trust you with this. I give it to you now.”
Read more..2022-07-17
The Father is Waiting
When we do come back, God doesn’t just forgive us; He dresses us up with a new identity, He clothes us in a rob of righteousness. He shows us we are loved and that we belong.
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