The prison of want. You've seen her prisoners. They are "in want." Paul says that "godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:6 NIV). When we surrender to God the cumbersome sack of discontent, we don't just give up something; we gain something. God replaces it with...
Read more..Psalm 135:5 “I know the greatness of the Lord -that our Lord is greater than any other god.” Prayer: Dear Father, I am devoted to You. May I center my day around You today, so that I can walk in the great Love You have for me.
Read more..Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Since God has graciously granted us endurance, we do have the ability to complete our race on earth.
Read more..There’s much about God we don’t understand. Why didn’t He stop the earthquake or the tsunami? Why doesn’t He protect innocent children? Why do the wicked prosper? C.S. Lewis writes: "You can’t analyze God. He is too awesome, too big, too mysterious,”
Read more..Belonging to God’s family can be a gentle rain on the desert of our loneliness. God, our Father, is ours because we are not the only believer left on earth. No matter how alone we may feel, we know that there are many others who worship Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Read more..Praise is the most heavenly of Christian duties. The angels do not pray, but they never cease to praise both day and night. To be silent over God's mercies is to incur the guilt of ingratitude
Read more..Question: Do you work hard for you, or for God? For years, before I gave my life truly to Christ, I worked for myself. . When I am at work, I no longer grumble and complain, I do all things to serve Christ. Now I work hard for God, and not for man. I am blessed, I am happy, and my heart is at peace.
Read more..Are we all not a bit like Pharaoh? Father, I pray that I would not be like Pharaoh with his hard heart, but instead give me a soft heart that is quick to turn back to You. Amen.
Read more..God repeatedly pledges his presence to his people! To Abram, God said, “Do not be afraid.
Read more..“I will go to the altar of God, to God who is my joy and
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