Tag: joy

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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.

2024-05-06

A Trampled Rose

The sentence, "Like a rose, trampled on the ground", gave me such a clear word picture of what Jesus went through for us

2024-05-04

Living

“He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from

2024-04-23

Choices

We are free either to love God or not. He invites us to love Him. He urges us to love Him. He came that we might love Him.

2024-04-19

Dirty Oven

As I was scrubbing the oven, I compared the dirty oven with our hearts. People can’t see inside our ovens, or our hearts, but God

2024-04-17

God’s Word Gives Joy and Light

God's Word is the most important book ever written, and the most important book that I could possibly read.

2024-04-12

Patience Freely Offered

God does more than demand patience from us; He offers it to us. Patience is a fruit of His Spirit. It hangs from the tree of Galatians 5:22: “The Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.”

2024-04-10

He Will Cover You

“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge..”. Psalm 91:4

2024-04-07

Never Abandoned

God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake you, nor let you down, I will not relax my hold on you! Assuredly not! (Hebrews 13: 5,6 Amplified.)

2024-04-06

The Resurrection

May you today know Him and the power of His resurrection. Rise, for the Lord is risen!

2024-04-05

Be Joyful

Where does your heart live? Is there a constant awareness in your life that God is present?

2024-04-05

Something Beautiful

Diane Morrow grew up in a Christian home. But she wasn’t aware she needed a personal relationship with Jesus until college. “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Psalm 126:3

2024-04-04

A Guide for Our Steps

“Heavenly Father may our steps be established by you and our acts of goodness strengthened by you so that you might be delighted and that we might enjoy your blessing and joy. In Jesus name amen.”

2024-03-30

In Our Place

In our brokenness and pain, we can come to Jesus and see Him bent over, agonizing in the Garden. He's been there. He understands. And He provides comfort for those who mourn; He binds up the broken-hearted. He proclaims freedom for the captives.

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