2022-04-30
Refiner’s Fire
Dear one, can you picture this? God must purify us to burn away the garbage in our life, but won't go beyond what we can bear.
Read more..Dear one, can you picture this? God must purify us to burn away the garbage in our life, but won't go beyond what we can bear.
Read more..You are not meant to be tumbling in the undertow; you are meant to soar. Because Christ lives in you, you can live triumphantly.
Read more..David worships a God who is intimately involved in life. He sits by our side, asking us to lean on Him.
Read more..How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives? Why do we do this?
Read more..Be blessed to know that your Father created you for this time. He knew exactly what would be happening in your life as you are living it now
Read more..Have you ever had a spiritual high, only then to slide into the valley at lightning speed? You come home from a fabulous spirit-filled retreat and discover the water heater burst and flooded the house, or the entire family contracts the stomach virus, or you get an IRS audit notice in the mail. Why Lord? Couldn't You have let me feel great for just a while longer? Jesus understands. The same thing happened to Him:
Read more..Many of us need to be released from a great burden. The burden I am speaking about is not a huge work load, a full schedule, a pressing need, or a perplexing problem. The burden is our efforts to try and work “all things together for good.”
Read more..Although we can’t always grasp what God is doing in our circumstances, we can rely on His promise to work all things together for good to those who belong to Him
Read more..Strength Amidst Anguish: A broken heart and crushed spirit is something we have all felt at one point or another. The ache can feel unbearable at times, leaving us to question whether or not we’ll be able to get through it.
Read more..He is called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace.
Read more..Think about it…are we thanking God for all He has done and is doing for you? Or are we, like the lepers, rationalizing away God’s miracles?
Read more..Over these past days, I have tried to examine every year of my life and think of what God did for me, even before I was saved. It has brought to mind things I had long ago forgotten and regrettable probably never thanks God for, at least not recently.
Read more..“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.” John 17:20 Jesus wants you with him. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory . . .” John 17:24
Read more..Jesus didn't just die for my sins, he lives for me. In fact, he is at God's right hand claiming me as his own
Read more..“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint.” Psalm
Read more..God has given you great gifts of inner peace, joy of living, sense of well-being, solidness and strength inside, and healing. Share your life in encouragement, hope, and trust. When you are secure, your presence is a joy to those who know you.
Read more..Extravagant over-reaction! That's what we're programmed to seek and to display in our modern world of sound bytes and over-hyped personality.
Read more..Thought: As you go through your day today be reminded that you are sending out ripples. You have no idea how far they can go.
Read more..God orders our steps so that every step we take will be one that is pleasing to Him —Psalm 37:23 God’s word keeps us from taking a step on slippery ground—Psalm 37:31 Each step of obedience moves us into God’s prepared place—Psalm 40:2
Read more..If God could provide for Elijah through such birds, He can provide for us too in unexpected ways. He is Jehovah Jireh!!
Read more..If there is a natural fight instinct, there is a spiritual fight mode as well. It just needs to be awakened, submitted to Christ, and then unleashed against the enemy. If you have a love mode, you also have a war mode. God has created the war mode so we can protect the people we love.
Read more..The Bible warns about the real warfare that is going on, not in sports arenas – the spiritual kind. “Put on the whole armor of God . . .and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:13,17).
Read more..There are many situations that may cause our faith to waver. We have an enemy who reminds us of past mistakes and times when our prayers appeared to go unanswered.
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