No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the […]
Success Is A Slippery Slope In our human condition, we get obsessed with so many things, trying to “feel” good enough, be accomplished and successful. When, truly, chasing our feelings, is not a good choice, only if you like dead ends! Yes, and a second truly is this fact, that our only success, comes from […]
Resilient Sand dunes take a lot of beating from the violent storms that bring in strong waves that crash into them, yet they still stand. (Ephesians 6:12-18) Sometimes when I see a beautiful sand dune, I think of how resilient we are in Christ Jesus. Delivered I am still here; I am still serving and […]
“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say! Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants. I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is […]
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power […]
Chase After God It is always a good day to chase after God. God is always on the move, continually being for us and doing, active things for our good. A good challenge for us is to stay in followship of God, letting Him lead us. A Great God adventure kind of day is when […]
“If we are to trust God in adversity, we must use our minds in those times to reason through the great truths of God’s sovereignty, wisdom, and love as they are revealed to us in the scriptures. We must not allow our emotions to hold sway over our minds. Rather, we must seek to […]
Listen Up To: What Faith Can Do By Kutless Romans 5:2-5 Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness “grace.” that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory! 3 But that’s not all! Even […]
Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). The Amplified Ephesians 4:13 Growing On “When lots of things are going […]
“What if we got back to silence as individuals and we knew how to wake up in Awe. Silently stare at God, recognize the enormous gap between God and us. We could realize it is not about me, it is not about what I want, it is about everything You want. God sent His Son […]
“Heart To Heart, It is a good day to intentionally add value to someone’s life. The Son rises on our day and shatters the darkness of night adding great value to our day. This happens every day, showing the faithful love of our God, Who lovingly maintains our world, this beautiful place He spoke into […]
First Step Out Wouldn’t it be amazing if our first step out each day was down, face down before our God in reverent awe, in humble respect, in willful submission to all things Him? Wow, giving God total access to our lives, to our heart, soul, will, mind and spirit, this is real life, this […]
“For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive. Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please people, but rather God, who examines our hearts. For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy […]
A New Life Season I am starting a new life season today, one that I am not comfortable with. This scripture helps me to substitute my feelings that I can’t handle this difficult challenge with the truth, that I don’t have to muster up the strength to face it, I have that strength within me, […]
“Our Father holds the purse-strings, and what we lose for his sake he can repay a thousand-fold. It is ours to obey his will, and we may rest assured that he will provide for us.” Charles Spurgeon> Life Happens Sometimes the evil intentions of our enemy, they suddenly flood into our life in all of […]