Job 19:25 New International Version I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. For Encouragement The groans of a suffering soul are painful. It can feel as if everyone, even God, has left you. No one recalls your past kindness; they only notice your pain and turn away. … Continue reading Hope Beyond Suffering
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So You Prayed?
Photo by TEP RO on Pexels.com James 4:2 New International Version (NIV) You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.For meditation Lack of prayer is a major cause of struggles … Continue reading So You Prayed?
A Day of Surrender
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Romans 6:13 New International Version Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For Meditation … Continue reading A Day of Surrender
Rejoice If Jesus Is Your Lord
Rejoice If Jesus is Your God Psalm 33:12 New International Version Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. For Encouragement What did the Psalmist know that the world misses? What did he declare that many disregard? The Psalmist’s key message is obvious: Actual security and blessing are found only … Continue reading Rejoice If Jesus Is Your Lord
When God Interrupts Our Routine
When God Interrupts Our Routine Acts 3:2 New International Version (NIV) Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. For meditation Our house help in Dakar, Ernestine, was so set in her ways that … Continue reading When God Interrupts Our Routine
Appropriate Response to the Boastful.
Isaiah 36:21 New King James Version But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” For Encouragement How do you respond to the boastful? Silence! Silence, though frowned upon by the world, can calm anger, quiet boastful individuals, and distabilize enemies. Trusting in God against … Continue reading Appropriate Response to the Boastful.
Appreciating God for Your Salvation
Genesis 8:20 New International Version (NIV) Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. For meditation Do you know how it feels to be disrespected by someone you’ve blessed or loved? Doesn’t it hurt when the person does … Continue reading Appreciating God for Your Salvation
A Contrite Heart is His Delight
A Contrite Heart is His Delight Psalm 51:17 New International Version My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. For Meditation She was notorious as a prostitute, the ‘sinful woman’ of Luke 7, whose story has echoed through the centuries. What some thought delight became a burden she carried … Continue reading A Contrite Heart is His Delight
Do You Love God’s Promises?
Ruth 4:6 New International Version (NIV) At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.” For meditation God’s promises may have conditions that seem challenging, but embracing them fills us with hope and expectancy for eternal life with Christ. As … Continue reading Do You Love God’s Promises?
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 