Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then rejoice in the Lord’s Sovereignty. I dare you. I double-dog dare you--to expose your worries to an hour of worship. Your concerns will melt like ice on an August sidewalk!
Read more..Are you so focused on what you don’t have that you’re blind to what you do?
Read more..What if God’s only gift to you were his grace to save you? Would you be content?
Read more..Our friends need a flood of tears. Our children need to be covered in the oil of our love. But if we haven’t received these things ourselves,
Read more..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.”
Read more..Perhaps standing before you is a wall of fear. Brick upon brick of anxiety and dread. Haunting you are the kings of confusion. “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. ” (1 John 4:17).
Read more..The dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. From the religious leaders, “He saved others but he can’t save himself.”
Read more..Some of us have postgraduate degrees from the University of Anxiety. We go to sleep worried that we won’t wake up.
Read more..Jesus says the merciful are shown mercy. Forgiving others allows us to see how God has forgiven us.
Read more..Here are eight worry-stoppers, found in the letters of the word P-E-A-C-E-F-U-L. First, P - Pray, first. “Casting the whole of your care upon Him …” E -Easy, now. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” A -Act on it. Be a doer, not a stewer.
Read more..Welcome Jesus into the midst of this turbulent time. Don’t let the storm turn you inward. Let it turn you upward.
Read more..Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today. Count blessings. Memorize Bible verses. Pray. Sing hymns. Spend time encouraging people.
Read more..God’s grace is greater than your failures! In God’s hands no defeat is a crushing defeat.
Read more..“Where God’s love is there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear” 1 John 4:18
Read more..Oh, how we like to know the details—where we’re going, which path we’ll take, when we’ll get there, and exactly what “there” is.
Read more..Are you on the eve of change? Do you find yourself looking into a new chapter? God never sends you out alone.
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..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..The message of God is the message of grace. Grace that is entirely God’s. God loving. God offering.
Read more..Anxiety ain’t fun! One would think Christians would be exempt from worry but we are not.
Read more..A hard heart ruins, not only your life, but the lives of your family members.
Read more..You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you. Only by letting him wash your feet can you have strength to wash those of another.
Read more..Have you ever gone to the grocery on an empty stomach? You’re a sitting duck when you do. When you’re lonely, you do the same in life.
Read more..We live beneath the protective palm of a sovereign King who superintends every circumstance of our lives and delights in doing us good.
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