2017-09-19
Grateful for Grace
God knew that we would someday need his grace. That is why he gave it to us before we needed it. Max Lucado gives a splendid example of this....
Read more..God knew that we would someday need his grace. That is why he gave it to us before we needed it. Max Lucado gives a splendid example of this....
Read more..“What do you want me to do for you?” Matthew 20: 32 Jesus was on
Read more..Be assured, dear one…God is committed to your development. Pray for God’s direction and guidance. Think about your spiritual gifts and skills. Observe God at work in your life, and allow him to shape you through good and difficult times.
Read more.."He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]." Psalm 147:3 "THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified Me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent Me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, ...
Read more..Our souls are not immune to being hacked, either. Call him what you will...the devil, the evil one, satan, the father of lies. He leans in and whispers into our brains --interrupting our thoughts and warping around blessings. Where is your firewall the most vulnerable? How can you make sure your soul is "unhack-able"? Continue reading...
Read more..We each need people who love us, who are committed to us in spite of our imperfections. The fullness of Christ will not come without Christians standing with each other in love. We are not talking about salvation but growing in salvation until we care for each other, even as Christ has committed Himself to us.
Read more..Maybe the challenges you are facing right now is because God is trying to re-route you. Oftentimes, we run ahead of God with our own plans. He then has to correct our course to get us back on the track that He originally purposed for us.
Read more..“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
Read more..Time and time again in scripture we see how God chose the ones least likely to succeed. He chose the youngest, the ones with bad reputations, and the ones with physical limitations. In Gideon, he chose a very fearful man to lead an army.
Read more..God moves us forward by healing our past! Can he really? Can God heal this
Read more..Do you find yourself struggling with your faith? Paul tells us in our scripture reference not to throw away our confident trust in the Lord. Confident trust is the belief that something will happen based on God’s character. Again, He does not falter on His promises.
Read more..No matter who we are, how old we are, or how physically capable we are, we can all give. God has blessed us with experiences, talents, and Spirit- guided incites that we can offer to others. "“Consider it pure joy, ..."
Read more..If you carry wounds within your soul that keep love at bay in your life, talk to a mentor who will pray with you. Jesus can bring healing, hope and a fresh display of His love through you.
Read more..We need to learn to unwind whenever possible, resting in the Presence of the Shepherd. This electronic age keeps His children “wired” much of the time, too tense to find Him in the midst of their moments.
Read more..Peace of mind and heart, is something we as humans seek every day of our lives. We have many different names for it, like happiness, or love, and even financial success. These things though, will not give us the peace we truly seek.
Read more..A Devotional on seeking justice: Deep within us resides a longing for justice. We want evil punished and good rewarded.
Read more..God’s people have their trials. It was never designed by God, when He chose His people, that they should be an untried people. They were chosen in the furnace of affliction; they were never chosen to worldly peace and earthly joy.
Read more..“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Read more..“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in
Read more..We demonstrate that we love God when we obey Him. And when we trust and obey Him, all the supernatural resources of deity are released in our behalf. He literally heals our bodies, our minds and our spirits and ....continue reading
Read more..In this walk of faith, we don’t always have concrete evidence of what is next but what we can take comfort in is that we serve a God that is a man of His Word. He never changes. He never lies...
Read more..God is at work in each of us whether we know it or not, whether
Read more..“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I
Read more..“Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.” 1 Peter 3:8
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