May 13, 2020
As Near as Our Next Breath
Don’t assume God is watching from a distance. Isolation creates a downward cycle of fret. Choose instead to be the person who clutches the presence of God with both hands.
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May 12, 2020
Has Flattening the Curve Flattened You?
Today, when you recognize you are simply feeling flat, and the giants loom large, take a break and go to God’s presence. How? One of my favorite ways is to put some praise music on and let the words wash the dust of discouragement off my soul.
Read more..May 12, 2020
Christ Gives Me Strength
“I can do everything through him [Christ] who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13
Read more..May 11, 2020
Love’s Shape
Agape love isn’t an emotion. It is an action. But it is not one we can successfully do on our own. And we need the Holy Spirit inside of us to make it work correctly the way a mechanic keeps all the parts of a car’s engine running.
Read more..May 8, 2020
He Knows You
Do you know this God who knows you? He knows your name. And he can’t wait to get you home. The ever-recurring, soul-lifting message of heaven is this— “The Lord delights in you” (Isaiah 62:4).
Read more..May 8, 2020
Jesus Our Perfect Representative
Lord, I am so thankful for a representative who understands my challenges. In the name of Jesus, my High Priest, forgive me of my sin and hear my requests. Amen.
Read more..May 6, 2020
Calming the Waters
We all go through storms in our lives. Some are fierce and we feel like we are about to sink. We look for places to run and hide and avoid the storms, but they follow us everywhere we go. We can’t escape.
Read more..May 4, 2020
Overwhelmed by Problems
“God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline” (2 Timothy 1:7). The path to spiritual revival is found in the very things we are sometimes reluctant to do—praying and reading the Word.
Read more..May 3, 2020
You Qualify
Don't waste another minute thinking you somehow don't qualify for God's help because of the messes in your life.
Read more..May 2, 2020
Knots in the Sail
The book of Acts shows that, when believers are filled with the Spirit, they’re anything but stationary. They speak God’s Word boldly. They endure persecution. They care for and do good to others. Being filled with the Spirit goes beyond brimming with joy, peace, self-control, and the like. He produces action.
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