I am grieved by the tone of today’s rhetoric as I am sure you are. There is so much toxic public conversation with accusation, shaming, vulgarity, you-name-it. It troubles me. Are we like the frog in the proverbial pot of water on the stove, with the temperature being raised so slowly that we did not…
Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy…
You are kept and protected by God for He is your refuge. Choose to put your trust in God and hide yourself in Him. Be blessed to rejoice in your Lord. You have no good beside or beyond Him. You are one of the saints of God. You are excellent and glorious. You are the noble one in whom is all…
Ever feel like you’re just plain tired, like you’ve been running and running? Even in the “Christian race” that we are told to run with endurance, it feels like you can’t catch your breath. You’re not the only one. Family, work, church, it all piles up. But here’s the good news: God doesn’t ask you…
The daily news can sound rather hopeless. There are wars and rumors of wars, global warming, a failed economy, personal financial ruin, the threat of epidemic, and the list could go on. For some it is not the big global issues that have struck your heart with fear. It is the family member facing a…
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Isa. 49:15-16 May you be deeply comforted by the truth…
Has there been a time when it seemed that God was not listening to you? Did you feel as if He was far away? Be encouraged that God sees and hears you. He will renew your sense of intimacy with Him, for He has not moved. Take your eyes off the problems and raise them…
“…the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name” (Eph. 3:14-15). Spiritual blessings begin with a revelation of God as Abba Father. Be blessed with a love relationship with Him. He wants you to know Jesus personally and grow in Him. Be blessed to desire righteousness that conforms you to…
Have you ever been so burdened by a problem that you say “I just don’t even know what to pray?” When the circumstances of life seem too big or complex to comprehend, shift your focus to who God is by praying God’s character. For every circumstance I believe and proclaim… God is sovereign. All authority…
He Is Near To You Why does it always seem that everything we are concerned about feels bigger in the night? In those times, we all feel the need for a friend we can call when we are struggling in the middle of the night, and they don’t question why we called so late. This…
When you wake up in the morning where does your mind go? Is it the list of things that need to get done? Regrets of what happen the day before? Or perhaps before you get out of bed you reach for your phone to see what you missed out on while you were asleep? Nothing…
“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me… He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted … to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of…
