2023-07-28
Squawking or Singing
What is it that turns my melodies of worship into shrill complaint or depressed moaning? Is it the stress of an overfull calendar?
Read more..What is it that turns my melodies of worship into shrill complaint or depressed moaning? Is it the stress of an overfull calendar?
Read more..“Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.” Proverbs 12:25
Read more..What are non-believers missing out on? What do we have that they don't have?
Read more..Take an honest look at your life. Do you feel whole and complete, or is there the sense that something’s missing? If you’re aware of an emptiness, what are you using to try and fill that void? Is it relationships with family and friends?
Read more..When I say, "I love You Jesus," it is because at some point, long before I knew Him, before I could discern His voice or recognize His influence in my life, His love was drawing me to His heart.
Read more..I just moved into the hood. Parenthood that is. I’ve never been this tired, nor have I ever felt this much love in my entire life. If you’ve got a little one (or many kids) yourself, you know exactly what I am talking about. The book of Esther is quite interesting to me because it does not mention God even once.
Read more..“Always be full of joy in the Lord; I say it again, rejoice! Let everyone see that you are unselfish and considerate in all you do. Remember that the Lord is coming soon. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers. If you do this you ...
Read more..Every time we choose faith in our intimidating circumstances, we are winning the battle. Day by day we can pick up the smooth stones and hurl them at the giants in front of us—toppling them to the ground.
Read more..Do you hunger and thirst after righteousness, for the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit in your life? If so, you can claim that fullness and power right now by faith.
Read more..God doesn’t just want a part of us ? He wants all of us! Half-hearted service will not meet our spiritual needs.
Read more..In order to hold on to God through any trial or temptation, commit to trust and follow Him all of your days. Lay claim to His promises: The unchanging Lord and Savior (Hebrews 13:8) is committed to caring for you in all circumstances (1 Peter 5:7) and will never leave or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)
Read more..Prayer: Righteous Father, please help me guard my heart and be wise enough not to place things into it that would rob it of its devotion to you.
Read more..What is it that we declare about the Lord? Do we, like David, declare “He alone is my refuge, my place of safety”? Do we declare that “He is my God, and I trust him”?
Read more..Our frame of reference comes from a variety of circumstances and situations: upbringing, environment, health/wellness, family unit, economic status, culture, safety, tragedy, disasters and the list goes on.
Read more..Is there something in your life that keeps you from seeing and hearing God? What does it mean to really surrender everything to God?
Read more..In today’s world, believers need an infallible moral compass to ensure they don’t surrender to popular opinion.
Read more..A lot of people talk about right and wrong these days, as if they were random or variable things. If no absolute truth exists, then the powerful determine what justice is.
Read more..“Always keep on praying” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Our granddaughters, Mercedes (age five) and Tia (age
Read more.."He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken." Psalm 62:6 Friend, it's a harsh world some, maybe you, might be facing. Lean on Jesus the Rock to get you through.
Read more..“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye.” (Psalm 32:8)
Read more..You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you. Only by letting him wash your feet can you have strength to wash those of another.
Read more..Can you imagine what it must have been like for God the Father to see His ONLY Son as a tiny helpless baby in a feeding trough? To be separated from Him in a way He had never been before. What love there must be in the heart of the Father to choose this separation!
Read more..Have you ever gone to the grocery on an empty stomach? You’re a sitting duck when you do. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life.
Read more..It is so important that we have the Biblical image of God and not someone else’s.
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