In the Image of Your Father
As God’s child, you reflect your Father’s image as His light shines through your eyes, as His words are on your lips, as His peace is upon your countenance, as His grace is in…
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You Can Live Forgiven
Do you know God’s grace? If you do, you can live boldly, live robustly; his safety net will break your fall. Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace.
Forgiveness
Can you forgive that which you cannot forget? Can you move on after someone sins or has an ought against you? Can you make peace with painful memories and create a life that is…
He Knew His Future
Jesus is the only person who has ever accurately predicted his own resurrection. He said He would be raised from the dead on the third day after dying on the cross for our sins,…
Saved by Grace
It is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9
How to Cry Out to God
In the Bible, crying out refers to speaking audibly with great emotion concerning an urgent need. God invites us to use this form of prayer to communicate that we desperately need His mercy.
Fear of Man
When we try to please others, when we fear what others may say or do to us, we place ourselves in a position of great vulnerability. Our lives no longer remain our own.
Magnify the Lord
“God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
No One Can Stop Your Love
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17
The Good Shepherd
Jesus tends to his sheep. And he will tend to you. Go to him. Others may guide us to God. Others may help us understand God. But no one can do the work of…
Fruit of the Spirit
Where the Holy Spirit lives, human character is changed and spiritual fruit can be seen.
Guardian Angels Watching Over Us
Whether in a train or wherever you are, God guards and rescues those people who reverence Him. Today, you can know for certain that God will send His guardian angels to guard you –…
I Am With You
Not only does God's blessing rest on us, his presence goes with us. We cannot ever be in a place where he is not with us.
Big, Big Plans
How often do we dive into a project without activating our faith, relying on our power alone instead? God wants us to partner with his Son before jumping in feet first into a big…
God Will Guard You
“If you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you” Psalm 91:9-10 Your serenity matters to heaven, and God guarantees he will guard you.
Perfect Love
Thoughts on today's verse: What is there to fear if God sent his Son to die to redeem us? What is there to fear if we cannot be separated from the love God has…
Trust God in Troubling Times
e key to courageously facing the future is confidence in the Lord. He’s your shelter, strength, and help in trouble
The Mind of Christ
The heart of Jesus was spiritual. Our hearts seem so far from His. He is
It’s Good to Forgive
Forgiving the offender helps them heal. Also, forgiving the offender helps the forgiver heal.
Facing a Wall of Fear?
Choose hope, not despair. Choose life, not death. Choose God’s promises. You are a new person. Live like one! Because God’s promises are unbreakable, our hope is unshakable!
The Holy Spirit and Oxygen Tanks
What cuts you off from the Holy Spirit? Is there something in your life that dampens your experience of the Spirit’s power? Jesus desires to breath the Spirit into the lives of all his…
I Believe God Will Guide Me
I believe God has a plan and purpose for my life and that He is leading me in a path that will fulfill that plan and purpose.
Faithful to the End
Christian friend, let your soul take heart and be encouraged. He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.