Tag: joy

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2024-08-03

More Than a Crutch

Christianity isn't a crutch; it's an iron lung. It's a cure for cancer. It's a heart transplant.

2024-07-25

Jesus, Others, You

The perfect formula for JOY is “Jesus, Others, You.” When you put Jesus first in your life, you stay with Him and have the joy He promised His followers.

2024-07-21

Christ My Life

Christ my life, and Christ my light, Christ for morning, noon, and night; Christ when all around gives way, Christ my everlasting stay;

2024-07-21

Constant Awareness

Where does your heart live? Is there a constant awareness in your life that God is present? Is he the unseen but always present companion

2024-07-20

Refreshment

"Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

2024-07-19

Inject Hope

Father God, You know just what I need. And I need to proclaim your love and faithfulness every day.

2024-07-17

No Age Limits

She just keeps saying “yes” to Jesus. Simple, isn’t it? While Marti has lived with disappointments and sorrow,

2024-07-16

Are People Asking Questions?

In a recent conversation with a successful businessman, he described how he encourages his Christian colleagues to live and work in a secular environment where a verbal expression of faith may not be welcome or even allowed.

2024-07-14

Store of Salvation

In Isaiah, the Lord refers to himself as a store! A rich store filled with everything good, beautiful and necessary for abundant life.

2024-07-01

We Shout and He Hears

When we call to the Lord ”when we cry out to Him” we can be confident of his support and His rescue. Because He delights in us.

2024-06-29

Kindness to a Thief

No one wants to be in relationship with someone who they think disapproves of them. No one wants to know a God they think will zap them at every wrong move.

2024-06-29

Doing Good

He was staggering along the side of the road with his thumb out hoping for a ride. My first thought was to drive on by... but instead we stopped and picked him up.

2024-06-20

Joy in God’s Presence

Delighting in God’s presence surpasses that of any human experience. In Him, the psalm says, we find “fullness of joy.”

2024-06-10

Learning to Listen

If you want to be just like Jesus, let God have you. Spend time listening for him until you receive your lesson for the day—then apply it.

2024-06-07

Helper of Mankind

One morning a few years ago, when going for a walk, I happened to notice a boy pulling a wagon. In the wagon was a smaller boy and a bunch of newspapers. As they went along they would stop in front of each house and the bigger boy would tell the smaller boy to take a paper up to the steps of the house. At times...

2024-06-06

Something New

Each time I dive into studying the scriptures I learn something new about God and/or myself.

2024-06-01

Complaining in the Wilderness

“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you.” Philippians 2:14

2024-05-31

God is My Delight

“Be delighted with the Lord.” Psalm 37:4a. Looking out the window of our friend’s boat while traveling up the inner passage of the west coast of British Columbia, I was completely awed by God’s creation. The acres of lush green forests, the rhythm of tides and currents, ...

2024-05-30

Hold my Hand

When the way gets hard, He grips our whole hand in His and leads us up the steep incline.

2024-05-26

Love Those We Don’t Like

The call to imitate God sounds impossible. Yet, just as a small child imperfectly mimics a parent’s actions, disciples of Jesus copy him. These verses in Ephesians contain a key way to imitate God: walk in love.

2024-05-25

Purposeful Living – Lessons From the Fig Tree

Time is almost running out, begin to work towards impacting your generation positively. There is work to be done for God

2024-05-20

Luke Warm

According to Goldilocks, being lukewarm is just right. But what is good for porridge isn’t good for our spiritual lives.

2024-05-10

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, Praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. (Psalm 150)

2024-05-08

Thrive and Serve

Are you connected to the Vine and plugged into a body of believers? Ask God to show you one way you can serve someone today.

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