2024-01-06
God the Ultimate First Responder!
I have to remind myself... God is the Ultimate First Responder!
Read more..I have to remind myself... God is the Ultimate First Responder!
Read more..I just spent an unhurried weekend in an unhurried town with a good friend who’s never in a hurry. Coming from a hurried town and a hurried life, slowing down didn’t come easy. Until slowing down was required—slower than I realized.
Read more..Hope and joy and peace sound terrific! Two things are vital for this to be a part of our lives. First, we must trust God to meet our needs and get us to where we need to be. Second, we expect the power of the Holy Spirit to bless us and empower us with God's qualities.
Read more..Today's Action Point: Recognizing myself as God's steward, I will prayerfully seek to learn what He would have me to d
Read more..Always strengthen yourself in God's word, for clarity, help and divine direction concerning any situation.
Read more..Are you aware of having certain patterns in your life that you are unable - even unwilling to change? They seem so entrenched, so beyond your ability to do anything about.
Read more..Six Needs You Will Have in the New Year. 1. There will be the need for prayer. 2. There will be the need to trust: 3....
Read more..God’s goodness is the same on bad days as it is on good days. People who attest to God’s goodness in their lives do not experience an absence of trouble but rather have a keen awareness of God’s presence in every situation.
Read more..Question: When you’re facing a stumbling block, and you’re struggling to keep Heaven in focus, which Scripture verses do you turn to?
Read more..God's love through Jesus Christ Is the rock of my Salvation, I do not have to be afraid Even though my enemies are all around me, For I know He will fight for me. God's love cradles me and fine Tunes my every care!
Read more..Lord, Make Me Like That. Like a tree planted by a river, finding a constant source of life and nourishment. Like a tree spreading out its roots to that source, reaching for that which will make it strong.
Read more..My father was born in the Ukraine and spent his first fifteen years there. One Christmas his two older brothers bought a German-made Christmas musical wind-up tree stand for their parents. It was mechanical and played Silent Night. Their gift brought great delight to this family of ten.
Read more..In Matthew 1:23 God called himself Immanuel, which means God with us. Not just God made us,
Read more..Dear one, the simplicity of God’s love, not our eloquence or expertise is what touches a person’s life. Wherever you are, tell someone about God’s love today!Dear one, the simplicity of God’s love, not our eloquence or expertise is what touches a person’s life. Wherever you are, tell someone about God’s love today!
Read more..The wonderful time of Advent is upon us. Unfortunately, it is also a time of busyness when we rush around madly trying to find just the right present for a family member or friend.
Read more..The story of Christmas is the story of God’s love. A love that was willing to give what was most precious to save a dying world. God so loved, that he gave his Son.
Read more..There is no condemnation for those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior. The believer's penalty for sin is paid, and he can stand blameless before God.
Read more..During the months of his wife’s pregnancy, Zechariah’s prayers were silent ones. He could only commune with his Heavenly Father in the stillness of his heart, but I believe his long years of faithful service—even when he couldn’t hear God speaking or see God working—provided strength during those silent months.
Read more..Christmas is coming! There are loved ones to see, gifts to give, baking to share. We prepare our homes for the celebration.
Read more..There is relatively little difference between the most ungrateful, wicked people I can think of and me, and I had better be deeply grateful that God is, in fact, "unfair" in this way,
Read more..Oh how she wanted to believe God loved her. But she felt she had no right to ask Him anything. She had never acknowledged Him before. And life had been hard. Choices of others and her own choices had left deep pain and scars on her heart.
Read more..When we are in the middle of a storm, we tend to allow fear of the unknown to grip our hearts – I have been there.
Read more..We live in a scary world. One of the hardest things I have to do is to let go and let God. I want to run my world, my way and on my schedule. Relax and remember that God is in control.
Read more..The hope of the gospel is a blessed hope, uniquely tied to the resurrection of Christ from the dead and His return. This hope is much different than wishful thinking, positive thinking, or religious thinking that is not based upon the Word of God.
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