ROMANS 8:28 Often, we come to new roads in life. Sometimes we wonder how we even got there. We suddenly find ourselves face to face with a new direction. We may not know what God has in store and where we will end up. But let us do our best to trust God on every new … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 30:19-20 Sometimes we sacrifice our time, money, and attention acquiring material things that bring no lasting pleasure or any eternal benefit. At the end, we were left with the regret of the choices we have made. Regret has many faces. Among them are sorrow, pain, heartache, torment, suffering – just to mention a few. As the … [Read more…]
2 TIMOTHY 4:2 We are not all called to be in the five-fold ministry or to be missionaries to foreign lands, but we are all called to be witnesses and to evangelize as the Lord brings people in our paths every day. In case you have a challenge on how to go about evangelizing, start with … [Read more…]
DEUTERONOMY 29:29 Our world is full of people who do not know the heart and will of God. This would explain why the world is also full of chaos, destruction, and evil. Where there is ignorance, there the enemy dwells. Ignorance or to be ignorant can have two basic meanings. One is a lack of knowledge. … [Read more…]
JOB 19:14; PSALM 27:10 Have you ever been in a difficult or dark time when you felt all alone? Did it feel as though everyone you knew had forsaken you? Maybe it was a crisis in your marriage or at your workplace and those who were close to you never knew how to handle it, … [Read more…]
PROVERBS 22:6 Our actions teach. Our words often impart only information. Parents may tell their children to be respectful and speak the truth. However, if these same parents scream at each other and tell lies, they are teaching that this is how their children should grow up to behave. Copying parents is “one of the … [Read more…]
HABAKKUK 2:2 The primary reason for writing anything is to communicate with others, to stimulate interest or action from the reader. We may also use writing to help ourselves to reflect on our experiences and learn from them. When we write, we are either writing for ourselves or we are writing for others. God wanted the … [Read more…]
MARK 12:41-44 The widow’s mite is considered to be “a small contribution that is willingly given and is all one can afford to give to a cause.” (Merriam Webster) The mite, also known as a lepton, was a Jewish coin and the smallest used in New Testament time. At the time of Mark’s writing, it was … [Read more…]
1 PETER 5:6-8 Parenting is amazing, beautiful, and rewarding, and it is hard work, even on the best of days. Add the times of illness or injury to your child, and it is even more challenging. Add your own mental health vulnerabilities to anxiety or depression, and it is tougher still. Children lean on dads … [Read more…]
HABAKKUK 2:3 Good things usually take time, but our human nature will always want to struggle with patience. The name Habakkuk actually means a wrestler; a grappler; one who struggles. It is therefore not surprising that he struggled with patience. Habakkuk begins his book by asking, “How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you … [Read more…]
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