Love Abiding
As believers living in a confused culture, we need to know how to express and reflect love, and to experience its abiding joy. Jesus, in his concluding chat with his disciples, defines abiding love…
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Impossible Instructions
Lord. Please help me keep my eyes on you and my ears tuned to your “Be still.” Exodus 14:13 “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will…
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…
Beauty out of Brokenness
Jesus, patiently, with His unfailing love, tells us, “I have come for people to have life and have it until it overflows” (John 10:10). Sometimes when we choose not to believe Him, ...
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!
Healing Words from a Dialogue with God
John Piper says, "God is most glorified in us, when we are most satisfied in Him." Will you find your well of satisfaction, your fountain of life, in Him?
He Is Able
“I am suffering ... Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day” …
Crushed Spirit
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 Thought: While many of us are richly blessed spiritually and physically, many of God's people face hardship…
Take the Risk of Daring Faith
We all have our struggles of discouragement, loneliness and fear. What will we focus on? On the difficulties or on the LORD with us. Because of God’s faithful and good character it’s safe to…
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.
Lavished with Kindness
Lavished! With God’s grace! What an amazing word picture! You and I, right where we walk today, are being showered with the loving kindness of our great God. He is pouring out His unconditional…
Security Systems
God promises to never leave or forsake us, to be with us wherever we go, to light the path ahead of us and surround us with His love. We experience that security not by…
Follow the Good Shepherd
Years ago, I was in a bad place. It was dark and cloudy as I pursued my own sinful pleasures. Angels were not dispatched that day, but the Lord himself sought me out. I…
Chaos Now For Beauty Later
If your life feels like a frustrating mess right now is it possible that God has renovations underway? Question: Is your life under construction? What verses do you find helpful when the world tilts?…
Jesus Calms the Storm
Perhaps you are going through a personal storm of some kind right now. Storms in our life are opportunities to see the Lord in a new light and in a magnified way. It’s in…
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.
It’s Never Too Late
Sometimes things don’t turn out the way we think. Who said life is meant to be easy? God is with you in the midst of everything.
Winding Roads and Center Lines
What is your center line? What has kept you on course while following Jesus? My center line for staying the course? “I have loved you with an everlasting love…” (Jeremiah 31:3)
No Greater Love
Perhaps the most intense love and protective instinct in the experience of mankind is that of parents toward their children. There is little that most mothers or fathers wouldn't do for a baby.
You Are God’s Great Idea
You are a masterpiece created by God! Oswald Chambers wrote, “Individual lives are the expression of a pre-existing idea in the mind of God.”
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
In our broken world, our relationships are often less than ideal. However, when Jesus dwells within us, He begins to mend the wounds of our broken relationships.
It’s The Thought that Counts
He smiled widely as he mounted the stairs and approached the front door to the house. One hand behind his back, obviously hiding something. As he walked through the doorway, he leaned over to…