A Prayer for the Nearness of God
Gracious Father, I thank you that there are no limits to when you will come to us. You still come near, every day, when we come and behold you. Help me to focus the…
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Suffering Alone
At some point, we all experience heartache. But one thing is certain: Jesus will be standing by our side to strengthen and deliver us in our time of need.
7 Good Things to Know about Hard Times
7 Good Things to Know about Hard Times. Comments and verses to focus on during hard times.
Help for Prevailing Problems
Does one prevailing problem leech your life? Some are prone to cheat. Others quick to doubt. Maybe you worry. Yes, everyone worries some, but you own the national distributorship of anxiety.
He Can Help!
The Word of God is the secret of faith. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."
God is Kind
"... I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24
Free to Serve
In Christ we have been set free from the power and the penalty of sin, free from trying to earn God's favor, free from the insatiable need to please ourselves, and free to know…
The Suffering
“Share the sorrow of those being mistreated, as though you feel their pain in your own body.” Hebrews 13:3
In All Things
In my seeing, be my sight. In my knowing, be the light; In my listening, be what’s heard,In my speaking, be the word.
Dealing with Guilty Feelings
John 5:24-26 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes
The Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11
In the Midst of Life’s Messes
You and I long for someone who will meet us in the midst of life’s messes.
A Return to Normalcy
Over the past months, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on what I miss most in life during the time of the pandemic.
Live Like Jesus
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that your Word is faithful. Through the Holy Spirit, empower me to embrace your mantle of obedience so that I can daily and faithfully walk in your Word and…
The Wise Builder
According to Jesus, the wise builder is “whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them” (Matthew 7:24).
Skewed Values
In a world with skewed values, and false promises, and fleeting fame, what can we boast in other than the steadfastness of the Lord's love, the incredible riches of the Lord's grace, the incomparable…
Great Anticipation
Looking back at the different phases in our life is like reviewing a book. Each chapter starts with great anticipation and usually ends with reflection and questions of tomorrow.
The Promises of God
A promise is valuable only if the one making it has trustworthy character and the ability to carry through. Our heavenly Father is truthful, faithful, loving, and all-powerful.
Don’t Be Anxious
Our duty today is to take Jesus at his word. When he says that we are not to worry, he means it. Who are we to question God’s provision and care for us during…
New Life for Old
So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me— I have never been so fully alive, free, fresh …new wine, new…
Our Loving Sacrificial Savior
Gracious Father, I praise you from the bottom of my heart for providing Jesus as my Savior. At the same time, dear Father, I confess to you I struggle with sin.
Beautiful Him; Beautiful You
How beautiful are His ways with you; how beautiful is His work within you.
Who’s There?
We cannot close our ears to Christ’s steady knocks and think he will give up. He never will. Jesus wants us to welcome him in with hearts hungering to spend time with him.