Peace is not an emotion. Peace is a Person. Be blessed with peace, not as the world knows peace, but the peace that Jesus gives from his person and presence. He can never be taken away from you, and you can be blessed with peace of Jehovah-Shalom at all times.
Read more..I can’t do anything disconnected from my Source. Thank you, Jesus, that you are my "Source” of everything I need for today. Amen.
Read more..If we could feel the quiet joy that Mary felt that night, We'd celebrate Your coming in a new and different light. Breathe calm into our frantic rush, help us Your peace to know.
Read more..Christmas doesn’t look like Christmas at all, (especially with the challenges of COVID 19
Read more..Recently I found myself talking with a friend on this very topic. She felt as if God was telling her that a new season was coming, but she didn’t know what to do in the meantime. Was she supposed to rest? To work? To wait?
Read more..“Whatever you did for the one of the least of these brothers and sisters of
Read more..My seat was in row thirty-seven, a window seat in the back of the plane. The seat beside me had an “occupied” sign on it, so I knew that the occupant must have boarded the plane in another city.
Read more..Each time you become aware of having sinned, bring it immediately to Jesus, thanking him for his perfect forgiveness of all your sins including that one. Then invite him to transform that area of your life through his Spirit.
Read more..Today’s thought is my personal testimony. 11 months ago I suffered a minor stroke and also Bell’s palsy at the same time which is quite rare. I went through barrages of tests and X-rays with the final upshot being that I had indeed had both at almost the same time.
Read more..Surely, you and I don’t welcome suffering, but it makes us better people if we continue to trust God. While we may not feel better, we become better.And God will reward us with the blessings attached to godliness.
Read more..In the midst of healing from a profound heartbreak, the clarity and depth of God’s love burned through me as ferociously as the moment I first received Christ into my life. The intensity of his love significantly transformed my thinking.
Read more..Above all else, I know that God is there and He cares. The proof is in the ways He has purposed my plight in the past...and in yours.
Read more..I am going to ask a serious question. We have all faced it including myself,
Read more..The frenzied pace we sometimes choose to keep can take a toll on our homes and impact our relationships. When we live at a pace that continually drains us we end up taking it out on those closest to us.
Read more..How much faith do you need to plant a seed and to make it grow? Planting feels like a lot of work without seeing much results on the spot.
Read more..When I was young, most boys were told that a man doesn't cry. It showed emotional weakness and loss of control. A boy that cried was told he was acting like a girl! But in Psalm 86, David declared, “Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You all day long.”
Read more..Wickedness is like fire, it does not stay in one place, but burns out of control.
Read more..The Holy Spirit is the guide who nudges our heart when we are prone to get off God’s track. Pay attention to the stirrings of your soul.
Read more..“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
Read more..Jesus saw the burdens that were put on the people and knew how weary they felt. He called the people to come to him instead.
Read more..Sheep need a shepherd. Sheep need a constant overseer. Other animals can fend for themselves. But not sheep. Sheep need a shepherd whose life work is to care for his sheep.
Read more..God's covenant of peace is more than just the absence of struggle and fear. His peace is for your security and well-being. Receive the blessing of shalom from your covenant-keeping God. He is the government of peace in your life. His peace gives you safety, joy, and wholeness of your spirit, soul, and body.
Read more..It is easy to postpone quiet times with God. God makes a promise: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8
Read more..I grew up saying the Lord's Prayer. I've said it so often that I to tend to rattle through the words. Many of us do, I suppose. In fact, I read that if I say the Lord’s Prayer as I wash my hands,
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