A Not So Nice Word Exclusion is a word that none of really enjoy experiencing. Sometimes we are left out, not included and it is not intentional, but other times, we are purposefully excluded. Either way, it still makes for a difficult soul trap to avoid. Exclusion is really a nasty trap of the enemy […]
I stand silently to listen for the one I love, waiting as long as it takes for the Lord to rescue me. For God alone has become my Savior. He alone is my safe place; his wraparound presence always protects me. For he is my champion defender; there’s no risk of failure with God. So […]
So this is my command: Love each other deeply, as much as I have loved you. For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends. “You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey all […]
The Lord thundered and our enemies have been cut off, vanished in everlasting ruins. All their cities have been destroyed— even the memory of them has been erased. But Yahweh, our mighty God , reigns forever! He sits enthroned as King ready to render his verdicts and judge all with righteousness. He will issue his […]
O Lord our God, let your sweet beauty and favor rest upon us. Come work with us, and then our works will endure; you will give us success in all we do. Psalm 90:17 A Blessing Of God The gift of God is that we all are blessed with is His Presence. This is our […]
They will be my people, and I will be their God. And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will […]
“Even Ordinary Mercies Should Awaken Your Gratitude.” Charles Spurgeon Miraculously So… God is so good at working the miraculous into an ordinary on mission day. Sometimes we don’t even stop to acknowledge what He has done, we so take Him for granted. This morning my internet was down for 7 hours, my connection to a […]
Forget about what’s happened and don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? Isaiah 43:18-19 The Message Bible On This Day God Is Present With Us, Are We Present With Him? We may have had an absolutely horrible day yesterday, […]
“It is no secret that grief has always fallen to people of greatness. Great is the easy conqueror, Yet the one who is wounded sore, breathless, all covered o’er with blood and sweat, sinks fainting, but fighting evermore~is greater yet.” L. B. Cowman Start With God There are many things in this life that I […]
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 […]
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 God With Us On this day we have an Advocate Who is with us. This life season is in crazy flux, creating a maze for us to have to navigate through. […]
Looking Backwards? Feel stuck in your past? I totally understand that feeling! We have to intentionally look away from the things that draw us to the past and look to God. What do we know about the past? What has God told us? He forgives us (1 John 1:9). His mercy is new every day. […]
Matthew 28: 5-10 Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. And now, go quickly and tell his disciples […]
“Loving me empowers you to obey my commands. And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But […]
Do you realize that God is near to you? Actually. In your need, doubt, and discouragement, reach out to God in prayer, and thank Him that His Word promises that He is not far from you at any moment, not even when your life feels most out of control. Paul Tripp Negative feelings can be […]