Listen to God’s Word in Isaiah 58:12. “Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.” God wants to bless this time with His presence, power, and purposes for you to complete the tasks concerning ancient ruins,…
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. Col. 1:9 Something about the start of the New Year makes us all want to live this year better than the last. We make resolutions. We start new disciplines. It feels like…
Be blessed to marvel at the outrageous and awesome lengths to which God the Father went to give us the perfect gift of Emmanuel, God with us. Be blessed to give Him the gift of the same reckless abandon of the shepherds and the magi who dropped everything to pursue and seek out King Jesus…
No matter how our Christmas celebration is, isn’t there always a bit of a letdown when it’s over? The anticipation is over. The hope that this year our family gathering would be different, and yet it’s all too familiar. Even if we have a great Christmas, it is hard to go back to “normal.” The…
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 “What is your favorite name or characteristic of God?” It is an almost impossible question to answer because there are so many attributes of God I adore. But if…
As many are looking forward to this season with great joy, there are just as many who wish the holidays would pass quickly because it is too painful. The same is true of the birth of Jesus. While Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and kings will savor fondly the joy of Jesus’ birth, thousands of families…
The Psalms reflect so much of life. Often times they are a mixture of honest emotions regarding painful circumstances mixed with praise and thanksgiving. I feel some of the purest praise comes not when everything seems to be going well, but when we praise Him in the hard places, trusting that what we are saying…
As November arrives, our hearts and minds turn to Thanksgiving. With all that has happened in our lives, it can be far easier to complain than to be thankful. I think God understands our human tendency to grumble. It is why He so often tells us in Scripture to remember who He is and what…
For every need, there is a name of God that corresponds to the need. His faithfulness and his caring meet in the 23rd Psalm to portray our intimately personal Shepherd. God’s character in all of His covenant names can be seen in this psalm. Ask Him what He wants you to know about who He…
God is not far and distant, someone up there who occasionally comes down. The blessed reality is that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit live within us in the present tense (John 14:17). He is available to us in us in all his perfections of all his Person. The focus of our spirit is to align…
“I will write on him, the name of my God…and I will also write on him my new name” (Rev. 3.12). “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow. No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate… for the Lord will take delight…
Able is the Greek word dunatos, related to dunamis, meaning ability, abundance, capability, mighty works, miraculous power, prevailing strength. “God is able” means God has the mighty power to do a miraculous work out of His abundance and strength. Romans 16:25 says God is able to establish you. Listen to the richness of the verse…
