Think for a moment about the people you influence. The ones you meet at your local coffee shop, the grocery store, clothing store and online, as well as your neighbors, coworkers, church and family. When Jesus Christ controls your life, “You shine like stars…as you hold out the word of life” (Philippians 2:15).
Read more..The Spirit will not prompt us to do anything that goes against Scripture. Make sure we're listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, not the voice of your own desires.
Read more..What fills up your being? How do you define faith? What do you most want to be full of and why? The book of Acts gives us a compelling description of Stephen.
Read more..Why is it that faith in the Holy Spirit is practiced so little by Christians? The world rules too much in the lives of Christians.
Read more..Fear feels dreadful. It sucks the life out of the soul, curls us into an embryonic state, and drains us dry of contentment.
Read more..God’s grace could be defined as His provision for us at the point of our need. The problem is that sometimes it doesn’t seem as if the Lord truly is meeting our need.
Read more..If you are feeling a bit lost today, seek the Compass-ion of God. Let Him direct your path. He won't steer you wrong.
Read more..Is God calling you to be a comfort to someone? Don’t shoo the thought away when their name enters your head. Pray for them. Then call them,
Read more..God has plans for your life. He knows everything about you. He made you. You can trust Him. He’s always right on time.
Read more..Cornelius was an officer in the Roman army. Both Gentile and bad guy. He ate the wrong food, hung with the wrong crowd, and swore allegiance to Caesar.
Read more..How my heart soars with joy and delight when He opens my eyes to the variety of created things He gives us.
Read more..unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” John 12:24
Read more..Thought: Does your spiritual growth feel slow or stymied lately? Ask God how you can bear more fruit for Him.
Read more..If you get bumped in life and find that a bitter root has been disturbed and springs up with in you, take action!
Read more..Three women became part of the genealogy of Jesus, in spite of the labels they might have carried within their own communities.
Read more..What's in your hand? What have you been leaning on all these years? Is it a natural ability? Is it a drug? Is it something you're good at? Is it your reputation (or lack of one)?
Read more..Even as a slave, Joseph trusted God and remained faithful and served diligently, showing Potiphar that God was real.
Read more..I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12
Read more..Questions: Have you been struggling with despair? Are you relying on feelings instead of fact? How can you affirm God’s truth in your life today?
Read more..“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7
Read more..Do you sometimes feel like you are not needed? You are. Paul explains that the body of Christ includes many parts — all needed and necessary.
Read more..Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
Read more..My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.
Read more..“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in me.
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