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 in the surrounding area will mark it as the anniversary of the horrific night their young son was massacred by Herod… great hope and great pain all in one story. In 2 Kings 4:8-36 there is a beautiful picture of hope in the midst of…
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Immanuel God With Us
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…
A Heart Of Thankfulness
As Thanksgiving Day approaches in the U.S., take some time to cultivate a heart of thanksgiving through Psalm 23 The Lord is my Shepherd – Thank your Shepherd that He…
Thanksgiving Is More Than A Day
While many associate Thanksgiving Day with family, overeating and over-shopping, it should propel us toward a heart of gratitude. It is a time to consider God’s goodness, grace, and provision…
Praying 1 Thessalonians 1:2-9
As Paul prayed for his disciples in the churches of Ephesus, Colosse, Philippi, and Thessalonica, he asked God to do what only God could do, to take the written word…
Endurance and Hope
Listen to God’s Word for you in Romans 15:4. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of…
Seven-fold Blessing
“…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…
Keeping Company With God
Have you ever noticed a couple who have been married for many years? They have truly become one. They finish each other’s sentences. At a restaurant they look down the…
What To Pray In A Difficult Situation
Use this prayer as a guide to pray for whatever is concerning you to day. He is the God of the impossible, and He is near. Lord, I choose to…
Seeking God Psalm 63:1
Listen with your spirit to the Word of God and be blessed with the passionate cry of the psalmist in Psalm 63:1. “O God, you are my God, earnestly I…
What Do We Do When God Seems Slow To Answer?
Let’s face it. Waiting is hard. It is usually stubborn family situations that get to me, of course, for they have been going on the longest and require the most…
How To Wait When God Seems Slow
In a fast paced world where we want everything now, waiting can be hard. Nothing tries our faith like waiting on God for answers to prayer. If we run ahead…
Choose Life: Deut 30:19
Spirit, listen to your Father’s heart from His Word in Deuteronomy 30:19. “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and…