Scripture is clear that God is near. He invites us to call upon Him, but not just in times of trouble. He created us for fellowship in the good times as well as encouragement in the difficult times of life. His value is the same, in both good times and bad.
Read more..The only way you will fulfill God’s destiny for you this decade is to rely on God’s strength. And that means you have to confess ‘I can’t’ before you can agree ‘God can.’ Otherwise, we’ll just keep thinking there’s still some ability (competency, sufficiency) in us that will allow us – independent of God – to do ...
Read more..God’s indwelling Holy Spirit, making possible the supernatural life, constantly empowers and enables us to reach out and attempt great and mighty things for God – always an outreach that involves the needs of others more than Bible Reading: Mark 10:23-27our own personal needs, as great as they may seem to be at times.
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.
Read more..Trust Him and your well will never run dry and you too will have a peace beyond all understanding.
Read more..When David said in Psalm 23, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” couldn’t he have come up with a better metaphor than a shepherd for sheep?
Read more..How would you like to be Jonah with a doom and gloom warning message for these people? He delivered this message to a city of one hundred and twenty thousand people at the time - Nineveh.
Read more..Faith is woven throughout the everyday fabric of my life, in the big and small circumstances, in the hard and perplexing uncertainties, and in the quiet moments when God is calling my name, drawing me near and asking me to follow wherever He leads. I will choose faith because this is what God desires.
Read more..Be creative about how you squeeze God into your day. Talk with him as you wait in bumper-to-bumper traffic, or in that fast food line.
Read more..We will always experience suffering during our lives here on our fallen Earth. When we experience pain, our natural response is to question & ask why.
Read more..“Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. . . Rest in the Lord.” (Psalm 37:5,7)
Read more..God renews the strength of those who are weary and exhausted, and who look to Him. If we rely on God and exercise our faith, God can make us into people who are resilient.
Read more..“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-
Read more..What difficult experience do you find yourself in right now? What are you dreading? Can you visualize Jesus in that situation?
Read more..Have you ever been caught up in any web of impatience? God is a God of time and order. He requires us to uphold that very important Christian virtue – patience.
Read more..Even Christians with dedicated “world vision” grow weary of the world’s needs. We quickly turn the magazine pages so as not to gaze too long on the sad face of yet another child with a cleft lip.
Read more..God calls us to openly acknowledge Jesus as our Lord and Messiah. The apostles rejoiced because their disgrace came from being aligned with Jesus.
Read more..The truth of the gospel is this: there is more to life than what we are facing, suffering or rejoicing in right now.
Read more..‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'” (2 Corinthians 12:7-9).
Read more..But when chemo made me helpless as a newborn kitten, I finally realized control was an illusion. I humbly learned that I had no power of my own. I had zero strength and learned to lean fully on God for the first time in my life.
Read more..Is there someone in your life that is hurting you but who needs your love and your blessing? How will you begin returning good for evil?
Read more..The Spirit shows us God’s goodness, his glory, and his power. The Spirit reminds us of Jesus’ obedience, his sacrifice, and his love. By revealing God’s character and reminding us of God’s commands, the Spirit guides us to do nothing on our own, but only the will of the Father.
Read more..In some sense the path to heaven is safe. But in other respects there is no road as dangerous; it is overrun with difficulties. One false step (and how easy it is to step absently if grace is absent), and down we go.
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