His Peace
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. II Peter 3:14 Believing in Christ gives us peace with God because the righteous blood of Jesus Christ covers our sins and reconciles us to God the Father. By experience […]
Courageous Follow Through
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but Iress on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward […]
Discouragement
And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life. I Kings 19:14 Elijah, the prophet of God, was […]
Finding Your People
I’m not sure how it happened, but summer break is over, and the school year is in full swing. As much as I love summer, I’m thankful for our school routine. I love watching my kids learn and grow, too. They light up when they tell me all they’ve learned, and who they played with. […]
Intimidation
But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Or should one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!” I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He had been hired to intimidate […]
God’s Word
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17) Consequently, the more we meditate on God’s Word, the more our faith will increase. Psalm 119:11 says, I have hidden […]
The Dawning Light
The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 The people of Isaiah’s time walked in darkness, just as many people today walk in darkness. Jesus Christ, the Messiah, came as prophesied in […]
Unbelief
See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that some of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till […]
Our Inheritance
LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 In Scripture, we often see actual events, both natural and historical, that point to spiritual truths. In the Old Testament, […]
Looking Back
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced. I Chronicles 16:11-12 In this passage in I Chronicles, we are admonished to look to the Lord and His strength and to remember all that He has done. As we […]