Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10: 23-25 When you take food to the poor, that’s an act of worship. When you give a... Read more
Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 Our yesterdays hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ. Oswald Chambers ... Read more
My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul. Psalm 108: 1 We must not forget His benefits while dealing with our problems. Even before His answer is in sight, thank Him – for being there, for listening, for working all things according to His will. Nancy Leigh DeMoss In my book, Empty Nest, What’s Nest? Parenting Adult Children Without Losing Your Mind, I write about the tension between allowing our... Read more
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30 Courage is the face of love when it invites the other person into growth and freedom – which, for a Christian, means that you are learning to actively trust God in place where old fears and insecurities have controlled you. Paula Rinehart I have a friend who knows how to make me laugh. I’m not talking about the kind... Read more
The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. Psalm 118: 24, 28 Over the years, I’ve learned not simply to think less of myself but to think about myself less. When I’m thinking most about Jesus, I’m most happy. Randy Alcorn In the space of five short months, a very good... Read more
After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before…comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought upon him. The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first. Job 42:10-12 In our lives God uses conflict not just to make the story better but to... Read more
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26: 3, 4 Real, sturdy, lasting peace, peace that doesn’t rise and fall with circumstances, isn’t to be found in picking apart your life until you have understood all of the components. You will never understand it all because God, for your good and his glory, keeps... Read more
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” James 4:13-15 Anxiety won’t relent, Augustine wrote, “until... Read more
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1: 2-4 In our suffering God is at work to give us something much better than what we want. He’s not content to dispense temporary relief, when eternal change is what we really need. In the... Read more
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 When Puritan writer, pastor, teacher, Jonathan Edwards, was a young man he wrote these resolutions. What a challenge and encouragement these have been to believers down through the ages. And each one is timeless and will effect us onto eternity. I have selected some of... Read more
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