What’s your view of the Lord? Do you see Him as the One who can handle all the challenges you bring before Him? Nehemiah knew God in this way. Upon hearing about Jerusalem’s destruction, he mourned, fasted, and prayed for intervention.
Read more..When a young couple in love is apart, they long to be with each other again. When a parent is separated from his or her child, the parent misses the child intensely.
Read more..Listen attentively to the voice of the Spirit each day as He points you to Jesus Christ, who offers you His wonderful fruit: love, joy, peace.
Read more..God calls us beyond the limits within our own strength, to the limitless power of His Spirit; beyond the limits within our own understanding, to the matchless wisdom of His ways;
Read more..The way we treat others is rooted in how Jesus treats us. Thus, the call to love is not a call to sentimentality. It is the willingness to live like Jesus.
Read more..When I try to do it on my own, I miss out on God’s strength and wisdom. Here is a prayer from the writer of Psalms 139 that helps to motivate me to move from self-reliance to God dependence.
Read more..The devil doesn’t limit his efforts to preventing faith. He also works diligently to deceive believers by feeding us discouraging thoughts: he insinuates God doesn’t care when we’re going through difficulties and suggests He’s unjust for allowing our suffering.
Read more..Look in the mirror. What do you see first, your flaws or your good points? What do you think God sees first when he looks into your soul? With Jesus in your life, you can be sure he sees Christ’s goodness.
Read more..The pandemic has exposed a truth the comforts of the modern world so often conceal — our earthly lives are a wilderness wandering.
Read more..“A man’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?” Proverbs 20:24
Read more..I believe three things are important: 1) honesty in our prayer life with God, 2) confidence that God hears and cares even when our prayers sizzle with pain and frustration, and 3) genuine praise for God included in our prayers even when things seem bleak.
Read more..“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in You.” Psalm 39:7
Read more..Because David knew where to look (Jesus) he was able to say, “I will fear no evil.”
Read more..You and I have a way by which we can be absolutely certain of God's forgiveness.
Read more..Jesus is sovereign over all storms. He’s the one who forms them, determines their intensity, guides us through them, and brings them to an end in His perfect time.
Read more..Prayer Holy Father, give me wisdom in the way I use my speech. May it be a blessing to others and a source of praise to you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen
Read more..God did not take the cross away from Jesus, but he did take away the fear.
Read more..Take Refuge: But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Psalm 5:11
Read more..Serenity is a direct result of a relationship with Jesus Christ. No outside situation can tamper with that connection—we partake of Jesus’ abundant life through His Holy Spirit.
Read more..“I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). We need that reminder. We all need that reminder, for all of us need hope
Read more..“For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16
Read more..When we recognize that all of God’s Providence is filtered through love, we know how to accept and face the adversary which He sends.
Read more..If there is anything we don't like to do, it's wait. Maybe that is why God is so interested in us learning to do it!
Read more..