Prayers Matter to God
God delights in hearing your prayers! We can’t even get the plumber to call us back, so why would God listen to our prayers? Your prayers matter to God because you matter to God. …
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The Unchanging Creator is For us
Among all the changes in this season, find comfort in this steadfast promise from Christ. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to…
He Is Our Refuge and Strength
But with all the talk of shortages, there is one thing of which we will never run short… We will never run short of God’s love. He is with us. He loves us. He…
Never Alone
Underline these words: You are not alone. Your family my turn against you, but God won’t. Your friends may betray you, but God won’t.You may feel alone in the wilderness, but you are not.…
Your Heart, His Home
God is willing to change us into the likeness of the Savior. Shall we accept his offer?
God is With Us
Jesus understands you. He’s faced hunger, sorrow, and death and wants to face them with you. Scripture says Jesus “understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he…
Look at Jesus
These words are found in the book of Psalms: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the…
Jesus Understands
But Jesus, who also was once alone—UNDERSTANDS our loneliness. I imagine Him listening. I picture His eyes misting and a pierced hand brushing away a tear. He understands!
Love Always Protects
God has clothed us. He protects us with a cloak of love. Can you look back over your life and see instances of God's protection? I can too.
Our Dependable God
God will keep his promises! It must happen because of who God is! And because God’s promises are unbreakable our hope is unshakable!
Enough of This Frenzy
We scamper and scurry, trying to please God, collecting merit badges and brownie points, scowling at anyone who questions our accomplishments. The result? The weariest people on earth.
Problems Have a Purpose
God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems. My dying dad in West Texas.
Daily Deeds of Kindness
Precious Savior, we pass people every day who need a demonstration of your love. May we search for ways to show extravagant gestures of gracious love, and outlandish acts of kindness.
Everything You Need
You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for…
Have You Let God Love You?
It is only by receiving our Father’s agape love that we can discover an agape love for others. Be loved, and then love. Just as hurt people hurt people, loved people love people. So…
He Can Heal the Hurt
I caught my husband making love to another woman. He swore it would never happen again. He begged me to forgive him, but I could not - would not.
Encourage One Another
Dee didn’t pick me because I was good. He called my name for one reason only. He was my big brother. And on that day he decided to be a good big brother.
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
“May He enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see what hope His call holds for you.” Ephesians 1:18 What [does] it mean to be just like Jesus? The world has…
Jesus Became Like Us
John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and lived among us.” The God of the universe left the glory of heaven and moved into the neighborhood. Our neighborhood! Why? Because He loves to be with…
A Christmas Prayer
Lord Jesus, We, like the wise men, are looking for a star. This Christmas, we ask you, heal us, help us and be born anew in us. In a new hope, Your Children
Voices in Our Head
Jesus is in the presence of God at this very moment standing up for us.
The Merciful
Jesus says the merciful are shown mercy. Forgiving others allows us to see how God has forgiven us. The dynamic of giving grace is the key to understanding grace. For it is when we…
God Knows Us by Name
We need a shepherd. We need a shepherd to care for us and to guide us. And we have one. ONE who knows us by name.