Jonah's lesson: "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple" (Jonah 2:7). Jonah’s prayer is worth imitating because he recognized his wrongdoing, humbled himself, and rededicated himself to God’s ways.
Read more..Calamities can leave us off balance and confused. Consider the crisis of Joseph’s generation as
Read more..Have you ever run out of faith? I have. Questions: Have you ever run out of faith? Where do you go to “recharge” when you’re feeling low?
Read more..“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalm
Read more..Thought: Are you offended by what God is doing or not doing in your life? Apply your ear to His heart and listen as He speaks to you.
Read more..“I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of
Read more..With God, there is no “wherever you would like to go is fine.” God wanted
Read more..The message is clear. Whatever the bitter obstacles we encounter in life’s journey we can count on God to transform them and use them for good. When we cry out to God about our Marahs, He makes them sweet as we prepare for the next leg of our journey. God is big enough to deal with any problems we face.
Read more..Heavenly Father, thank you for your ultimate sacrifice of your Son Jesus, so I may know you, love you, and share you here on the earth. Help me to remember that without you, I have nothing. Open my eyes to see the opportunities that you are giving me to share who you are with others. Amen.
Read more..Read: Ephesians 2: 1-10 Guilt can be like a poison working insidiously on the inside
Read more..God is looking for people who are thirsty. In my own life am I absorbing (earnestly desiring to understand) or am I atrophying (withering)?
Read more..Put your trust and hope in the Lord. Don’t be discouraged, when things do not
Read more..“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise — the
Read more..Are you overwhelmed by circumstances in your life today? Do you feel like a “vast army” has your life under siege? The God who provided relief to Judah is with you today.
Read more..“Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother … When Jesus saw [her] there, and
Read more..“Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless,
Read more..“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57. “It isn’t my fault. He made me do it.” “She can’t help it -after what’s happened to her.”
Read more.."The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are his children." 1 John 3:1 (NCV)
Read more..“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it
Read more..When we pray our words are not dispersing into the air; they are being heard by God, whose Spirit lives within us (1 Corinthians 3:16) and who hears us because He is with us, not as a vague spirit but as a living person.
Read more..Worship with anything less than our best is not worship at all. Discover the joy of giving to God the very best. Think and pray about what the best is that you have to offer. The Holy Spirit will help you understand what that means.
Read more..Do you need to renew your covenant with the Lord to seek Him with all your heart and soul? You may need to renew your commitment to Him, if you exhibit these unhealthy spiritual "vital signs" of an unhealthy heart.
Read more..Lift Up Your Soul: Dearest Lord, I pray that I may surrender a little more each day to Your use, and trust more and more in Your mercy and love — that I can lift up my glass for You to fill with Your presence.
Read more..Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Do you remember this old adage? It would often be heard on a schoolhouse playground as children were teasing each other, pretending not to be bothered by the insults that came their way.
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