Can you imagine what it must have been like for God the Father to see His ONLY Son as a tiny helpless baby in a feeding trough? To be separated from Him in a way He had never been before. What love there must be in the heart of the Father to choose this separation!
Read more..It is so important that we have the Biblical image of God and not someone else’s.
Read more..May you know the love of God in its fullness, in its endlessness, in its loveliness, in its tenderness—
Read more..Stay strong in the Lord in His words and His promises. Hold onto Him, cling onto His every Word What you sow is what you reap. God's love is eternal; there's no boundary to God's plan for you
Read more..Let me just say that emptiness leaves us empty. But without the emptiness how can we be filled? Think about it, if we’re already full, how can God fill us?
Read more..It took prison to show me how empty life is without God.”
Read more..Take a step back and ask God to help you see your situation through His eyes. In tough times we need Him to broaden our perspective. Be still my friend and know that He is God.
Read more..His footsteps are your guidance, call Him The Way. His majesty is your worship, call Him Mighty God. His presence is your delight, call Him Wonderful. His truth is your foundation, call Him Rock.
Read more..Have you ever considered that people have a good side that we parade around for all to see and a dark side that we hide from view. Will you let God in to work on your dark side?
Read more..At times, if I really stop and think about how I felt during times of great distress and grief in my life, I realize that I don’t want to cause the Holy Spirit of God to experience grief because of my actions. Let us not resist the Lord’s prompting to turn away from the temptation which so easily besets us.
Read more..We delude ourselves into thinking that our quiet times are primarily for our own benefit. We are intellectually aware that God is always with us, that His eye is not only on the sparrow but on each of us.
Read more..The average Christian spends so little time at the throne of grace, so little time beholding the face of our Lord. As a result, he does not really believe that mercy and grace are available to enable him to live a supernatural life.
Read more..Forgiveness that forgets. When the sins God already forgave haunt you, remember. He forgot.
Read more..A lot of people we meet daily, walk around with plastic smile on their faces but with heavy hearts. Beneath their designer clothes and expensive accessories lies a broken and shattered person who longs for someone to share his/her thoughts with.
Read more..Father, please help me see the people around me as Jesus does. I want to see your work done in their lives, so please give me patience with those who are rude, tenderness with those who are hurting, and boldness with those who are ready to hear the Good News of Jesus.
Read more..Psalm 52:8 "I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever." A devotional focusing on the different aspects of what God's mercy is.
Read more..When Satan sifts believers, his goal is to damage our faith so much that we're useless to God.
Read more..After listening to someone share how they blew it by losing their patience over a very small matter when their sincere intention was to keep calm in a disagreeable situation, I was reminded how recently a similar thing had happened to me.
Read more..Like the psalmist, we too can pray to our Father, who will strengthen us when we are weak and powerless.
Read more..Two balloons were given to volunteers. The instructions were simple. Keep the balloon in the air; don’t let them touch the floor. One volunteer began carefully tapping the balloon with focused attention. Tap, tap, tap and on he went with a valiant effort bouncing the balloon up,
Read more..Anger is a powerful emotion that often causes damage, but it can also be righteous. The Lord also expects us to learn to control our anger so it’s appropriate and doesn’t cause us to sin.
Read more..Thought. How many times have you been disappointed by someone for whom you voted, betrayed by a friend, been abandoned by a loved one, or let down by a church leader?
Read more..When in a storm can you turn your eyes away from the stormy world and look into the wonder of God? Here are 5 promises you can recite:
Read more..Father God, thank you that you are able to give us what we need to become who we need to be in the face of our biggest challenges. Please give us the overcoming power to grasp your love.
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